CONSTRUCTION of Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Lot 5 from Isaka to Mwanza has reached 28.03 per cent. Briefing the Prime Minister over the weekend at .
The government of Tanzania has approved US $160.5m as a starting budget for the construction of the 341km Isaka-Mwanza Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line.
During the approval of the funds at the Dar es Salaam State House, President Samia Suluhu Hassan urged Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) Managing Director, Masanja Kadogosa to properly supervise the implementation of the ongoing railway projects in the country. He also asked the corporation to get ready to begin the construction of the SGR section from Makutopora-Tabora, Tabora- Isaka- Kaliua- Mpanda and Kalema.
“The government is fully committed to ensure timely construction of the Central Railway line that will connect the Port of Dar es Salam with Lake and Western Zone regions; as well as neighbouring countries of Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),” said the president.