The 79 km Jimma-Agaro-Dedesa road project is said to be a "high-quality road project" with 1.3 billion Ethiopian birr (about 46 million U.S. dollars) construction budget. "I hope we will get the fruits of our labor with the help of this road," he said, urging the road project's swift completion. Chinese companies, as the pioneers in Ethiopia's road infrastructure development sector, have so far realized remarkable road projects starting from the Addis-Adama Toll Expressway, which connects Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa to Adama, capital of Ethiopia's largest regional state Oromia. KEEN INTEREST FROM CHINESE COMPANIESAmid Ethiopia's aspirations to further transform its road and other infrastructures, Chinese companies are also showing keen interest to contribute to Ethiopia's ambitions. File photo shows the inaugural ceremony of Lebu-Akaki-IT Park Addis Ababa City outside ring roads project in Ethiopia's Capital Addis Ababa, Aug. 6, 2016.

Source: Ethiopian News December 25, 2018 11:26 UTC