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Posted 12 June 2013 - 02:28 PM

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Posted 23 September 2013 - 07:58 AM

From All Africa. com:


Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Light Rail's Civil Work to Be Completed This Year

Completion of civil works for the first light rail system in Ethiopia is expected this year, according to the Chinese Railway Engineering Corporation, the contractor for the project.

Construction of the light rail transit system, which will cover a total of 34 kilometers with two major lines, began in January 2012. It was expected to be completed within three years. The timetable was put in question when the project faced a number of difficulties, particularly associated with issues of right of way.

The Ethiopian Railway Corporation says securing rights of way has made progress, and 43% of the overall project has now been completed.

The ERC hopes to start the electromechanical element of the project this year once the civil engineering work is finished.

The budget for the light rail transit system is set at US$475 million, of which 85% percent is provided by loans secured from the Chinese Exim Bank.



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Posted 23 January 2014 - 10:58 AM

Addis Light Rail Project is now 50% complete

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (WIC)- The Ethiopian Railway Corporation announced that Addis Ababa Light Rail Project is 50 per cent complete.

Briefing journalists about the current status of the project yesterday, Corporation Public Relations and Communication Directorate Director Abebe Meherete said that the construction of bridges, laying of grades and sideways has been undertaken in an accelerated manner in four directions of the city.


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Posted 28 August 2014 - 03:14 PM

First LRV for Addis Ababa on test

DYNAMIC testing of the first LRV for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is underway at the CNR Changchun plant in China.


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Posted 17 October 2015 - 11:38 AM

 

 

Ethiopian Government Opens Light Rail Metro System, the First of it’s Kind in Sub-Saharan Africa

Commuting in large African cities is notoriously hectic. It generally involves waiting in long lines before being crammed onto buses and minivans and braving endless traffic jams.

But the scenario has changed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.

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Posted 12 March 2017 - 11:21 AM

 

 

Light rail fails to fix Ethiopia's traffic troubles

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"We cannot say we are eliminating the transport problem, because the number of people in the city is increasing," Mulu said.

http://www.dailymail...c-troubles.html






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