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STRABAG building in Uganda: road upgrade for € 54 million

11 February 2020

  • Photo of a sand track with a blue sky and some white clouds STRABAG
    Photo of a sand track with a blue sky and some white clouds STRABAG
  • Widening and asphalting of a 66 km road in northern Uganda
  • Project co-financed by the European Development Fund

Vienna, 11 February 2020---STRABAG International, a subsidiary of publicly listed European construction group STRABAG, has been awarded the contract to upgrade a 66 km road in Uganda. The contract foresees widening and paving the existing gravel road between the towns of Atiak and Laropi. Construction is expected to start in March and to last for 30 months. The value of the contract is approx. € 54 million, with the project being co-financed by the European Development Fund.

“The road is situated in the remote north of Uganda. That actually makes it an important part of the transportation link to the capital of Kampala in the south but also to the north with the White Nile at Laropi, where we are also building a ferry dock,” explains Thomas Birtel, CEO of STRABAG SE.

Roads and dams
Since the 1970s, STRABAG has handled road construction projects in this region of Africa, including the road from Kigali to Gatuna in Rwanda or the Bus Rapid Transit project in Tanzania, and is also active in dam construction.

Photo of a sand track with a blue sky and some white clouds STRABAG
Photo of a sand track with a blue sky and some white clouds STRABAG

STRABAG building in Uganda: road upgrade for € 54 million

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Marianne Jakl
STRABAG SE
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STRABAG SE is a European-based technology group for construction services, a leader in innovation and financial strength. Our activities span all areas of the construction industry and cover the entire construction value chain. We create added value for our clients by taking an end-to-end view of construction over the entire life cycle – from planning and design to construction, operation and facility management to redevelopment or demolition. In all of our work, we accept responsibility for people and the environment: We are shaping the future of construction and are making significant investments in our portfolio of more than 250 innovation and 400 sustainability projects. Through the hard work and dedication of our approximately 86,000 employees, we generate an annual output volume of around € 19 billion.
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