Kurasini logistics park reaches 98% completion ahead of January opening in Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania's Kurasini Logistics Park is 98 per cent built, Transport Minister Makame Mbarawa said during an inspection, with the two-phase facility set to handle 700,000 containers a year and start operations in January.
The Kurasini Logistics Park under construction in Dar es Salaam has reached 98 per cent completion, Transport Minister Professor Makame Mbarawa said during an inspection tour, urging project supervisors and contractors to speed up the remaining works so the facility can begin serving Tanzanians.
Mbarawa said completing the park would help reduce traffic congestion and the accumulation of cargo and trucks in Dar es Salaam, adding that the facility will have the capacity to handle 700,000 containers annually.
Dar es Salaam Port director Abed Gallus Abed said the project is expected to become operational in January and is being implemented in two phases to increase capacity for storing and handling containerised cargo. Phase One covers 84,000 square metres and has reached 98 per cent completion, with capacity for 150,000 containers a year, while Phase Two will cover 140,000 square metres and handle 555,000 containers annually.
Abed also called on the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) and the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) to closely supervise and accelerate infrastructure projects connected to the area, so that transport and logistics services improve alongside the park.
The park is one of several port-linked developments around Dar es Salaam aimed at shifting container handling and truck traffic away from the city centre as the port's throughput grows.