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In Washington: Aby K. Toure (202) 473 8302 akonate@worldbank.org In Dar es Salaam: Rosalie Ferrao (255 22) 2163251 rferrao@worldbank.org WASHINGTONMay 27, 2008 – The World Bank has today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit[i]of US$190 million for the Second Central Transport Corridor Project (CTCP2). The objective is to support Tanzania’s economic growth by providing enhanced transport facilities that are reliable and cost effective, in line with the National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction (known by its Swahili acronym, MKUKUTA) and the National Transport Policy and Strategy. The resources will be used by the Government of Tanzania to construct a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) infrastructure in Dar es Salaam city. The Government of Tanzania will also rehabilitate and upgrade 170 kilometers of the North Eastern trunk road between Korogwe and Same towns and strengthen the Zanzibar airport runway. The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) will help to reduce rush hour travel time for public transport users along the respective corridors while the rehabilitation and upgrading of the trunk road will contribute in reducing transportation costs along the corridor. The strengthening of the Zanzibar airport runway will contribute in providing safer airport for both airlines and passengers. “Tanzaniahas experienced sustained economic growth since 2000 at an average annual rate of 6 percent and has made significant steps in reforming the transport sector. This project will contribute towards the government’s Ten Year Transport Sector Investment Program which is aligned with MKUKUTA and the Millennium Development Goals” said World Bank Country Director for Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi, John Murray McIntire. The infrastructure for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), which is also known as a surface metro system, will comprise of construction of exclusive concrete bus lanes, asphalt concrete mixed traffic lanes, two depots, 29 trunk stations, six transfer or feeder stations, five terminals and improvement of the Ubungo upcountry bus station. The rehabilitation of the Korogwe to Same trunk road section will comprise of widening of the road width, surfacing with asphalt concrete, raising the road level in flooding areas and eliminating some at-grade railway intersections. Strengthening of the Zanzibar airport runway will comprise of resurfacing and improvement of drainage and air traffic control systems. “This project will contribute to Tanzania’s poverty reduction strategy (Mkakati wa Kukuza Uchumi na Kuondoa Umasikini Tanzania, MKUKUTA), Tanzania’s National Vision 2025, and Zanzibar’s Vision 2020, all of which aim at reducing absolute poverty by 50 percent in 2010 and eradicating it by 2025”, said Dieter Schelling, Task Team Leader for the Second Central Transport Corridor Project. The project will be implemented for three years and the credit is expected to close on December 31, 2011. ### For more information on the World Bank’s work in sub-Saharan Africa visit: http://www.worldbank.org/afr For more information on the World Bank’s work in Tanzania visit: http://www.worldbank.org/tz For more information on the project visit: http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=258799&menuPK=287369&Projectid=P103633
[i]The credit is approved on standard International Development Association (IDA) terms, with a commitment fee of ½ of 1 per cent per annum and ¾ of 1 percent per annum over a 40 year period of maturity, which includes a 10 year grace period. |
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