Hargeisa's Road 150: 13 km through four districts at USD 19 million

Somaliland Standard reported on 21 September 2024 that the Hargeisa Municipal Council told a meeting of businessmen, elders, clergy and council members that constructing the 13 km Road 150, which crosses Ma'alin Haroun, Ga'an Libah, 26 June and Ibrahim Kodbuur districts, would cost USD 19 million.

What the source records

Somaliland Standard quotes a Town Hall press release issued after the meeting. The release states that the municipal government of Hargeisa called together scholars, businessmen, traditional elders and council members to present the plan for the construction of Road 150, which is 13 km long and would cost a total of USD 19 million. Somaliland Standard names the four districts the road crosses and reports that the release said the work would be carried out through the cooperation of the central government, the local government, businesses, residents, the clergy and the international community.

What it means on site

A 13 km urban corridor crosses junctions, stormwater lines, water mains and existing property edges, so the figures a contractor prices sit in drainage, utility diversions and traffic management as much as in surfacing. A builder or supplier near the route can ask the municipal engineer's office which sections fall inside the presented alignment and whether existing services along it have been recorded. The source does not describe the cross-section, pavement build-up or drainage design, so those details would come from the project's own drawings and specification, which can be requested from the municipality.

What the source does not establish

An estimate and a plan are not a funded, contracted or completed road. The source does not say who will build Road 150, which sections come first, when work begins or how the funding will be assembled, only that it would come through cooperation between several parties. The source's date is the as-of date, so it cannot describe the road's present condition. A tender notice, a signed contract or a works programme from the municipality or the roads authority would confirm where the project stands now.

What to do next

Ask the Hargeisa municipal engineer's office for the Road 150 alignment drawings and any drainage study, and ask when a tender is expected. Suppliers can request the bill of quantities before quoting, so prices follow the specification rather than the 13 km figure alone.