Location within the Country: Songwe, Tanzania
Name of the Client: TANROADS – Songwe
Start date: July 2021
Completion Date: Ongoing
Duration of Assignment: 8 Months
Name of Associated Consultant: Extreme Engineering Solutions Ltd
Detailed Narrative Description of Project:
The Isongole II-Kasumulu-Ipyana-Katumbasongwe road (114.67km) section is the regional road located in Songwe region running adjacent to Tanzania/Malawi border and joining the Ileje district in Songwe region and Kyela district in Mbeya region.The road starts at Ileje (Isongole round about to Malawi border) and traverse eastwards through Ibungu, Ndembo, Ngana, Kasumulu (lubele) villages and Isoko spur road starts at Ndembo village heads north-west joining Isoko village. The project roads are currently engineered gravel roads. The roads are in fair/poor condition and become semi-impassable at some locations during the rain seasons. The traffic on these roads is suppressed due to the poor condition of the road. However, it is expected that substantial traffic will be generated after upgrading them to bitumen standard