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April 11, 2008
Kirundo-Gasenyi Road (US$12 million)
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| Purpose |
| To facilitate external trade, particularly with Rwanda, and ease isolation |
| Activities |
- construction of a 37 km all-weather road;
- upgrading of 80 km of feeder roads;
- improvement of socio-economic infrastructure such as schools, health centers and marketplaces;
- construction of a 2.8 km bypass road around the city of Kirundo;
- construction of a common border crossing between Burundi and Rwanda;
- land expropriation compensation;
- consultancy services; and
- institutional support.
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| Project cost |
| US$37.73 million |
| Co-financiers |
| African Development Fund, Government of Burundi |
| Executing Agency |
| Ministry of Development Planning and National Reconstruction
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| Implementation period |
| 3 years |