First phase of Ugandan railway to Kenya to cost $2.3 billion
First phase of Ugandan railway to Kenya to cost $2.3 billion (EBC; January 17, 2017)- Uganda said the first phase of a railway designed to improve connections between the landlocked East African country and three of its neighbors will cost $2.3 billion, with Chinese contractors expected to begin construction this year. China Harbour Engineering Co. is preparing to start building the 273-kilometer (170-mile) standard-gauge section that will link Uganda’s capital, Kampala, and the Kenyan border, a phase that will take 40 months to complete, project coordinator Kasingye Kyamugambi said in an e-mailed response to questions on Jan. 13. Uganda...
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