Tanzania signs deal on new bridge to cut time on Central Corridor
A cargo ship on Lake Victoria. Tanzania has signed a deal for the construction of a 3.2km bridge over parts of Lake Victoria to reduce transport time and facilitate trade among countries in the East African region. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Tanzania has struck a blow for the Central Corridor transport system, after the country signed a deal with two Chinese groups — China Civil Engineering Construction and China Railway 15th Bureau — for the construction of a 3.2km bridge over parts of Lake Victoria.
The bridge will connect Kigongo and Busisi areas in Mwanza region, and help to link Tanzania to Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi via road. Currently, vehicles take about three hours to cross to either side of the lake via a ferry — two hours in a queue to get onto the ferry and another hour to get to the other side.
