SONGEA, Oct. 25 -- THE Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) in the Ruvuma region has continued to benefit from the governments significant investment in road infrastructure, a move that is driving economic development, agriculture, and environmental conservation.

The TARURA manager in Ruvuma, Engineer Silvester Chinengo, said for the 2025/2026 financial year, the region is implementing development projects with a budget of 22bn/-, a significant increase from the previous 7bn/-.

 

“Currently, TARURA Ruvuma manages a road network of 7,147 kilometers, of which 133.69 kilometers are asphalt, 1,651.8 kilometers are gravel, and 5,360.6 kilometers are dirt.

He said about 70 percent of these roads are passable all season, which ha...