Dar es Salaam, July 11 -- THE government has signed a contract with two contractors worth 221.7bn/- for the construction of outer ring roads stretching over 112 kilometer in the designated capital city, Dodoma.

The contract was signed by Tanzania National Roads (Tanroads) Executive Director Eng Patrick Mfugale on behalf of the government with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and AVIC International.

The formality was witnessed by the Minister for Works, Communication and Transport, Eng Issac Kamwelwe.

Eng Mfugale said the construction had been necessitated after the government acquired a soft loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners committing 83.4 per cent or 412bn/-.

To fast track the rin...