The Kigali Infrastructure Project (KIP), has been launched. City of Kigali through ConsTruck Limited, a subsidiary of NPD Limited performed the launch ceremony.
The project involves development of 57 new roads and a couple of bridges throughout a 215.6 km area. Minister of Infrastructure Dr. Ernest Nsabimana announced that 31 excavators and 30 trucks that will be used for various the infrastructure projects. The heavy machinery also comprises forklifts, 16 motor graders, five-wheel loaders, and five compactors.
Kigali Infrastructure Project
The Kigali Infrastructure Project also includes constructing ring roads around the city of Kigali. This is according to Dr. Ernest Nsabimana. By doing this, the traffic caused by vehicles leaving and arriving in the city will be reduced. Additionally, the master plan for the construction of the ring roads will soon be completed.
Other roads that would be built outside of Kigali’s city borders, including one that spans over 60 kilometers from Base-Kidaho-Butaro and another from Masaka to the new international airport in Bugesera, were also revealed by the minister.
Approximately 560 kilometers of the city’s roads are currently tarred. This is according to Merard Mpabwanamaguru, the vice mayor of the city of Kigali. The vice mayor is in charge of urbanization and infrastructure. The Kigali Infrastructure Project, he said, is the first of its kind to cover a wide area, tarmac many murram roads, build new ones, and widen narrow ones. It is also the first to convert some roads to four lanes.