Dar es Salaam, Dec. 11 -- THE implementation of the Third Phase of the Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) Project has kicked off with contractor starting to construct passenger terminals at Mfugale Flyover and that of Changombe junction.

The government has already acquired funds to enable the construction of phase III.

The government secured a 570. 6bn/- loan for the execution of BRT Phase III and IV, out of which 148.1 million US dollars is for Phase III and 99.9 million US dollars for Phase IV.

Phase III of the BRT project involves the construction of a 23.6km infrastructure project stretching from the Nyerere-Gongolamboto Road to City Centre and a section of the Uhuru Road from Tazara to Kariakoo-Gerezani.

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