The China Communications Construction Company has completed the construction of a 56.5 km road project in the Oromia region of Ethiopia.
State-affiliated media outlets, while reporting this said that the asphalt road project funded by the Ethiopian government also included the construction of four bridges.
With the completion of the road project, the transportation of cereal products such as wheat, barley, and fruits produced in Oromia will be facilitated, and the farm produce will be able to reach the market in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, in both high quality and large quantities, it reported.
Ethiopia, through the new road, also hopes to unlock the tourism potential in southeastern Oromia by attracting more domestic and foreign tourists, it reported.
