Republic of the Sudan 

Paving of the Main Roads

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Loan No.:	392	Interest Rate:	3.0 %
Beneficiary:	Public Authority for Roads and Bridges	Grace Period:	7 years
Project Cost:	KD 100.0 million	Maturity:	25 years
Amount of Loan:	KD 23.0 million	Repayment:	37 semi-annual installments
Date of Loan Agreement:	26/03/2000	First Installment:	7 years following the first disbursement
Date of Effectiveness:	26/03/2000

 

Objectives:

The project would improve the main road networks by upgrading the road transport services and reducing transport costs by providing the direct connection between the capital Al-Khartouill and Port Sudan, the country's main port on the Red Sea, and between the capital and the northern parts of the country .

Description:

The project, which is expected to be completed by 2005, consists of paving the following roads:

1- Al-Khartoum -Atbara-Port Sudan road: The project consists of completing the unpaved sections that start from Geili town and end at Haya town. The total length of these unpaved sections is 545 km, that is divided into two parts, the length of the first, between Geili and Atbara, being 270 km, and the road between Atbara and Haya being 275 kill. These two sections are connected by a bridge over Atbara's River, which is currently under construction. The construction includes asphalt works, bridges, culverts, drainage structures and all ancillary works. It also includes the supervision of project implementation services and project detailed studies.

2- Omdurman-Edebba-Dongola road: the project consists of constructing a 610 km asphalt road between Oilldurman and Dongola, the northern state capital. This road represents the first stage of the road link with Egypt and with Libya. The second stage consists of constructing a 440 km road, starting from Dongola till the joint borders near the town of Wadi Halfa. Works on this project consists of all earthwork, asphalt works, bridges, culverts and water drainage systems. All ancillary works, project execution studies, designs and project implementation supervision are included.