| Project Detail |
Approval Date 05 May 2022
Signature Date 01 Aug 2022
Planned Completion Date 31 Dec 2023
Last Disbursement Planned Date 31 Dec 2023
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign Sovereign
Sector Transport
DAC Sector Code 21023
Commitment U.A 938,910
Status Approved
Project General Description
This project aims to undertake a full feasibility study, Detailed Engineering Design and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Upgrading of 183-Km Luuq –Dollow- Beled Hawo Road Road from Gravel to Bitumen Standard. This will be done in a full feasibility study for the project to produce feasibility reports to inform the Government of Somalia and potential financiers and investors on the key considerations for implementation of the project. The upgrading of the badly deteriorated gravel road when completed will also promote food production, improve market accessibility and create jobs for the youths in Somalia. The Feasibility Study will help to determine the technical, economic, allied to the development of the proposed project, including assessing the financial option(s) for the construction, operationalization and maintenance of the infrastructure asset. The main study outputs from the contract will be: a) Technical Options Report; b) Economic Analysis & Financing Options Report; c) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report and d) Complete Feasibility Study Report.
Project Objectives
The overarching objectives of upgrading Luuq –Dollow- Beled Hawo Road project from gravel to bitumen standard are to: reduce travel time, boost economy and contribute to the promotion of interconnectivity and to trade facilitation and improve the road transport network between Somalia and Kenya. The objective of the studies is to carry out prerequisite technical, economic, financial, environmental and social project preparation work to upgrade Luuq –Dollow- Beled Hawo Road from gravel to bitumen standard to a ready state for investment financing.
Beneficiaries
The studies will benefit the authorities of Somalia and ultimately the populations. |
