ADDIS ABABA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The one-stop border post connecting Ethiopia and Kenya is near completion and will commence service within the coming two months period, according to the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA).
While the construction of the Ethiopian segment is now close to completion at 98 percent, Kenya has already completed construction of its border post. The completion of the Ethiopian part will enable the service provision.
The one stop border post, under construction along the border between Ethiopia and Kenya in Moyale area is built together with the Hawassa-Moyale road project in Ethiopia, Samson Wondimu, communication director of the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) told Xinhua on Friday.
Part of the Mombassa-Nairobi-Addis Ababa road corridor, the 502 km Hawassa-Moyale road project is a 5.6 billion Ethiopian birr (244 million U.S. dollars) project under construction in 6 phases by Chinese, Indian and Egypt construction companies and expected to be fully operational in a two years period, he said.
The one-stop border post together with 100km Mega-Moyale road project is under construction by an Indian construction company, according to Samson.
Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a bilateral agreement back in 2011 to develop the joint border point and road that will enhance bilateral trade relations between the two east African neighboring countries.
The Mombassa-Nairobi-Addis Ababa road corridor is an important segment of the Trans-African Highway corridor from Cairo to Cape Town.
Once completed, the road corridor would help reduce transport and shipping costs of goods between the two neighboring east African countries. It is also expected to foster the people to people relations between Ethiopia and Kenya, it was noted. Enditem
