By the Respondents reporter
Tanzania’s Uhuru Torch race leader for 2026, Wazo Michael Mwang’onda, inspected and laid the foundation stone for the 3.75-kilometre Lingia–Nyakwale road project in Kigamboni, after expressing satisfaction with the pace and quality of construction works.
Speaking during the event, Mwang’onda praised the government’s continued investment in road infrastructure and commended the contractor for progress made so far on the project.
He, however, urged the contractor to accelerate the remaining works, particularly the construction of stormwater drainage channels, to ensure timely completion and ease long-standing disruptions faced by residents during the rainy season.
The road project, valued at 8.35 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.2 million), is being implemented under the Second Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project (DMDP II), which is overseen by the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA).
Officials said the project had reached around 80% completion, with the upgraded road expected to improve mobility, reduce traffic congestion and address persistent flooding challenges in Kibada and the wider Kigamboni area.
The project forms part of wider efforts by the government to modernise Dar es Salaam’s transport network and strengthen climate-resilient urban infrastructure in fast-growing residential zones.
