In brief
- In its 12 August 2026 update, UNOPS said it will conduct feasibility studies and detailed designs for a bridge and 40km of urban roads in Hargeisa.
- The assignment sits under the Nagaad Project, also called the Somalia Urban Resilience Project Phase II, financed by the World Bank.
- The source describes design work, not construction, so the bridge's location, span and start date are not established.
Contents
UNOPS reported on 12 August 2026 that it will conduct feasibility studies and detailed designs for a bridge and 40km of urban roads in Hargeisa. The organisation said the work forms part of a new project agreement with Somalia's Ministry of Public Works, financed by the World Bank, under the Nagaad Project, also called the Somalia Urban Resilience Project Phase II.
What the source records
The 12 August 2026 update states that UNOPS is working with local municipalities in Somalia on climate-resilient urban infrastructure, with financing from the World Bank, and that the Hargeisa scope covers a bridge and 40km of roads. Ala'a Nemer, Director of UNOPS in Somalia, is quoted describing Hargeisa as the seventh city where the organisation will support "important interventions like this one". The same page, in its UNOPS 13 March 2025 update, lists two new bridges and 10km of connectivity roads in Beledweyne.
What it means on site
A feasibility study and detailed design are desk and field documents: alignment options, a topographic survey, borehole or test-pit logs for foundations, discharge and flood-level records, a drainage catchment plan, and a bill of quantities. Anyone likely to build, supply or maintain the structure can ask which of these the assignment covers and when the drawings and specification are due. Until the design is issued and a construction contract is let, treat span, foundation type, road width and crossings as open questions.
What the source does not establish
The source records a design assignment, not a built bridge. It gives no location on the Hargeisa network, no span, no furniture such as kerbs, drainage or lighting, no construction start, and no completion date. The 36km of roads and a bridge mentioned elsewhere on the page are a multi-city figure and cannot be read as a Hargeisa total. The source's date is the as-of date; an issued design report or an award notice would confirm the present state.
What to do next
Ask the Hargeisa municipal engineer's office, and the Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing, for the Nagaad design report and drawing register for the bridge and 40km road package once issued. Request the survey and geotechnical appendices, since foundation decisions come from them.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Hargeisa bridge under construction?
The 12 August 2026 UNOPS update describes feasibility studies and detailed designs, not construction. Ask the municipal engineer's office for the current stage.
Where in Hargeisa will the bridge be built?
The source does not give a location, span or alignment. Those details would appear in the issued design report.
Sources
Local reporting: this article is written for building work in Hargeisa and Somaliland. Ground conditions, prices and rules differ between places; confirm the details for your own site.