The construction of the Isiolo-Marsabit-Moyale road provides enormous economic potential to the East African region, once marginalised by governments. Mwangi Mumero reports
Roads
Tazara flyover construction marks progress in Tanzania

The government is targeting to complete the construction of the flyover ahead of time. (Image source: Chris Van Lennep Photo/Shutterstock)
The construction of Tanzania’s first flyover at Tazara by the junction of Nelson Mandela Expressway and Nyerere road in Dar es Salaam has progressed 45.3 per cent, according to the Tanzanian government
Capital Projects to invest US$780 for road construction in Mozambique
South African firm, Capital Projects, has announced plans to invest US$780mn to fund the construction of a highway linking Mozambique’s southern province of Inhambane and South Africa as part of a strategic bid to boost tourism and trade between the two countries
South African site demonstrates the VÖGELE MT 3000-2 Offset PowerFeede

At work on national route N14 in South Africa: The MT 3000-2 Offset PowerFeeder is designed for a maximum laydown rate of 1,200t/h. In other words, a lorry carrying 25t of mix can be emptied in 60 seconds and a daily output rate of 4,000t achieved. (Image source: Voegele)
Proof comes from the University of Twente, Netherlands, which monitored the project from a scientific perspective – and their equipment included RoadScan, the innovative temperature measurement system from VÖGELE
60 years of BOMAG: The success story continues
BOMAG GmbH, the specialist in road construction, asphalt and soil compaction, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year