In brief
- The World Bank's November 2024 implementation review records 9.1 km of completed asphalt concrete roads in Garowe, part of 32.3 km completed across four cities.
- The same review says Garowe's package 2 works and a 145 m bridge were on schedule, at 95 percent physical progress against 97 percent elapsed contract time.
- The document is a progress snapshot as of November 2024 and does not describe the current state of the works or the citywide drainage designs.
Contents
The World Bank's implementation review for the Somalia Urban Resilience Project (SURP-II), dated November 2024, records that 9.1 km of asphalt concrete roads have been completed in Garowe. The figure appears in footnote 3 of the review, which totals 32.3 km of completed asphalt concrete roads across Garowe, Kismayo, Baidoa and Mogadishu.
What the source records
The same footnote attributes 8.3 km and 750 m of outfall drainage to Kismayo, 14.7 km to Baidoa and 0.23 km to Mogadishu. Paragraph 13 states that civil works for roads package 1 in Garowe, Kismayo, Baidoa and Mogadishu have been completed, and that package 2 works in Garowe are on schedule. Footnote 5 puts Garowe works at 95 percent progress against 97 percent elapsed time for a 145 m bridge and 1.22 km of asphalt concrete road. This is set out in the World Bank review.
What it means on site
The completed package 1 works include side drainage, pedestrian walkways and some streetlighting, according to the review. For anyone pricing or supervising similar work, the mechanism to watch is the drainage: where kerb inlets and outfalls sit relative to the finished asphalt level decides whether water leaves the carriageway or ponds against it. The review notes that progress gained momentum as a contractor increased resources and completed asphalt works, so plant and material supply rate, not only labour, drove output.
What the source does not establish
The review is a progress snapshot as of November 2024. It does not describe the present condition of these roads, and the completed figure is a record of works finished at that date, not a statement about maintenance since. It reports designs for Garowe citywide drainage as due by December 2024, which is a design deliverable, not a completed drainage network. Delays it attributes to Kismayo, including equipment breakdown and contractor cashflow, are recorded for that city and cannot be transferred to Garowe.
What to do next
Request the completion certificates and as-built drawings for Garowe roads package 1 and package 2 from the project implementation unit, together with the supervision consultant's reports, and ask which drainage outfalls were built under those packages.
Frequently asked questions
How many kilometres of roads has Garowe completed under SURP-II?
The World Bank's November 2024 implementation review records 9.1 km of asphalt concrete roads completed in Garowe, as stated in footnote 3 of that document.
Does the review say Garowe's road works are still running?
Paragraph 13 states that package 2 works in Garowe are on schedule, and footnote 5 puts works at 95 percent physical progress against 97 percent elapsed time for a 145 m bridge and 1.22 km of asphalt concrete road.
Sources
Local reporting: this article is written for building work in Garowe and Puntland. Ground conditions, prices and rules differ between places; confirm the details for your own site.