# Banadir Administration Updates on 30 Road Construction

> Goobjoog News reported on 7 June 2017 that work on the 30 Road in Hodan District was going smoothly one week after it started…

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: roads, project-management
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/banadir-administration-updates-30-road-construction

## Key points

- Goobjoog News reported on 7 June 2017 that construction of the 30 Road in Hodan District was going smoothly one week after it started, according to the Banadir Administration.
- Commissioner Mohamed Ahmed Antobo said work was underway between the four corners of Al-Baraka and the Milk Company, and that the pedestrian walk was already built.
- The report does not establish the road's current status, project cost, funding split or whether the six-month schedule was met.

On 7 June 2017, Goobjoog News reported that construction of the 30 Road in Hodan District, Banadir region, was going smoothly one week after it started, according to the Banadir Administration. The same report carried a more specific claim from the Commissioner of Hodan location, Mohamed Ahmed Antobo: work was underway, he said, despite many people thinking it was only a groundbreaking ceremony.

Commissioner Antobo stated that current construction was between the four corners of Al-Baraka and the Milk Company in Hodan location. He also said the pedestrian walk was already built and that the project is a joint collaboration between the regional administration and Somali business people. He expected "the resumption of glitter and trade known for this location."

Goobjoog News reported that the groundbreaking ceremony had been done jointly by Somali PM Kheyre and the Governor of Banadir Tabit Abdi. The report does not give an exact date for that ceremony beyond "last week" relative to 7 June 2017.

The contracted company was named as Kulmiye Construction Company. According to the contracted company, as reported by Goobjoog News, the entire construction would take six months. The same attribution carries the road's reported dimensions: a two-way traffic road 5.5km long, with both sides measuring a total 11km. The report does not state what those figures describe, and it does not say whether the six-month schedule was met.

Roadside business owners along 30 Road believed the construction would dramatically change the facade of the street and impact their trade positively, according to the report. It does not name them or say how many were interviewed. Goobjoog News also characterised the development as one of the achievements carried out by the Federal Government within its first 100 days in office, an unattributed characterisation in the report.

> **Note:** The 7 June 2017 report does not state a project value, contract value, budget or total cost, nor does it name the Somali business people involved or give a funding split. It cites no contract, award notice or tender record for Kulmiye Construction Company. It establishes work underway about one week after a start, not completion, and it does not establish the current status of the 30 Road.

## Questions

### What progress had been made on the 30 Road as of 7 June 2017?

According to the Banadir Administration, as reported by Goobjoog News on 7 June 2017, work was going smoothly one week after it started. Commissioner Mohamed Ahmed Antobo said construction was ongoing between the four corners of Al-Baraka and the Milk Company, and that the pedestrian walk was already built.

### Who is building the 30 Road and how long was it expected to take?

Goobjoog News named the contracted company as Kulmiye Construction Company, which said the entire construction would take six months. The report cites no contract, award notice or tender record for the company.

### What does the 7 June 2017 report not establish?

It does not state a project value, budget or total cost, does not name the Somali business people in the collaboration or give a funding split, and does not establish the road's current status or whether the six-month schedule was met.

## Sources

- [Banadir Administration Speaks on the Ongoing Construction of 30 Road](https://en.goobjoog.com/banadir-administration-speaks-on-the-ongoing-construction-of-30-road/) — Goobjoog News, 2017-06-07