In brief
- UNOPS stated in its 12 August 2026 update that Hargeisa is the seventh city in which it will support Nagaad project interventions.
- The Hargeisa scope covers feasibility studies and detailed designs for a bridge and 40km of urban roads, not construction.
- A feasibility study and detailed design is a pre-construction stage, so the record does not show any completed road or bridge work in Hargeisa.
Contents
UNOPS reported on 12 August 2026 that Hargeisa is the seventh city in which it will support urban infrastructure work, under a new project agreement with Somalia's Ministry of Public Works and funded by the World Bank. The same update states that UNOPS will conduct feasibility studies and detailed designs for a bridge and 40km of urban roads in Hargeisa under the Nagaad Project (Somalia Urban Resilience Project - Phase II).
What the source records
In the August 2026 update, UNOPS says it will carry out feasibility studies and detailed designs for a bridge and 40km of urban roads in Hargeisa, and quotes its Director in Somalia, Ala'a Nemer, describing Hargeisa as "the seventh city in which we are now going to support important interventions like this one". The earlier 13 March 2025 entry in the same UNOPS page sets out the programme scope: the construction of roads in Baidoa, Kismayo, Dhusamareb, Beledweyne and Mogadishu; a feasibility study and detailed design of two new bridges and 10-kilometre connectivity roads in Beledweyne; a city-wide drainage design in Baidoa with a 10-kilometre link road; and stormwater drainage in Mogadishu and Garowe.
What it means on site
For a contractor, supplier or municipality engineer, the deliverable here is design. Feasibility and detailed design normally settle alignment, road width, drainage outfalls, bridge span and foundation assumptions before any bill of quantities exists. Bridge foundations in particular need ground investigation: boreholes or trial pits, and a laboratory that can test the samples. What the investigation should cover depends on the site, so confirm the scope against the project's specification and the engineer's instructions rather than assuming a method.
What the source does not establish
A design commission is not a completed road, bridge or drain. The 40km and the single bridge are the studied scope, and the programme total of more than 36 kilometres belongs to the wider multi-city programme, not to Hargeisa. The page is dated 12 August 2026 and gives no construction start, procurement date, contractor or budget. A signed contract award, an engineer's instruction to commence or a site handover record would confirm whether work has moved past design.
What to do next
Ask the Hargeisa municipal engineer's office and the Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing which corridors and bridge location fall inside the Hargeisa design scope, and request the feasibility study or detailed design drawings when they are issued.
Frequently asked questions
Has construction started on the Hargeisa roads or bridge?
The UNOPS update of 12 August 2026 describes feasibility studies and detailed designs only. It does not report a construction start, so ask the Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing or the municipal engineer's office for the current status.
Does the 36 kilometres of roads refer to Hargeisa?
No. The 13 March 2025 entry on the same UNOPS page attributes more than 36 kilometres of roads and a bridge to the wider multi-city programme, which covers Baidoa, Beledweyne, Dhusamareb, Garowe, Kismayo and Mogadishu.
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.