President John Magufuli unveils the foundation stone in Dar es Salaam yesterday for the construction of the 19.2km eight-lane dual carriageway between Kimara in the city and Kibaha in Coast Region. Others (from left) are Cabinet ministers Augustine Mahiga, Makame Mbarawa and Isack Kamwelwe and National Assembly speaker Job Ndugai. PHOTOS | ANTHONY SIAME
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The implementation to upgrade the Kimara-Kibaha road into an eight lanes road will be pivotal in speeding up economic growth of the country said the President.
The government has already paid Sh21.1 billion out of Sh140.5 billion, which is required for upgrading the road from Kimara to Kibaha to eight lanes.
The project implementations will be completed after 24 months.
