Uganda signs rail construction agreement with Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi

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New Standard Gauge Railway aims to boost regional trade, connect Uganda to Indian Ocean ports - Anadolu Ajansı

Uganda signs rail construction agreement with Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s government and Turkish construction firm Yapi Merkezi signed a contract to build a 272 kilometre (169 miles) section of railway, in a bid to boost regional trade, a Ugandan official said on Monday. Uganda’s Standard Gauge Railway project coordinator, Perez Wamburu, said the agreement was for the first section of a planned 1,700 km electric rail line. The project will increase trade and reduce…

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Uganda finally signs deal to start building 1,700km railway - Global Construction Review

After nine years of striving, the government of Uganda yesterday signed a contract with Turkish contractor Yapı Merkezi to build the first section of the country’s standard gauge railway, New Vision website reports. The €2.7bn deal was formalised in the capital Kampala by Bageya Waiswa, the permanent secretary for public works, and Erdem Arıoğlu, the vice chair of Yapı Merkezi. Work will begin in November and is expected to take 48 months to…