Gambol Bridge and urban roads, Garowe (SURP-II)
A bridge over the Togga Garowe on Gambol Road, designed as a five-span deck with a 45 m central span and 12.9 m width, part of the SURP-II urban works in Garowe that also cover five roads of about 7.6 km, according to the project's safeguards document. The World Bank's June 2026 results story names the Gambol Bridge as a completed investment. The roads' progress is not in the sources.
- Completed, as of 10 June 2026
- Sourced, not yet verified
- Grouping under review
The project in brief
- Place
- Garowe, Puntland
- Type
- Bridge
- Status
- Completed, as of 10 June 2026: SURP-II: nearly 700,000 people reached across seven cities, the World Bank reports
- Value
- Not published
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Completed
- named as completed by the World Bank, June 2026
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
Organisations named
- Funder: World Bank, funder's results story.
What the sources report
- 10 June 2026
SURP-II: nearly 700,000 people reached across seven cities, the World Bank reports
The World Bank's June 2026 results story states that SURP-II is helping seven cities and that nearly 700,000 people have benefited, and names the Gambol Bridge in Garowe as an example of completed investment.
- ESMP dated May 2022, posted May 2025
SURP-II Garowe: five roads totalling 7.6 km and a bridge over Togga Garowe
The updated ESMP states that SURP-II will finance five urban roads in Garowe, 30ka, Wadajir-Waberi, Gambol, Inji and Towfiq roads, totalling about 7.6 km, plus a bridge over the Togga Garowe on Gambol Road.
- ESMP dated May 2022, posted May 2025
The Gambol bridge design: five spans, a 45 m centre span and a 12.9 m deck
The document describes the proposed Gambol Road bridge at km 1+172.5 as a continuous five-span deck with two outer spans of 25 m and a 45 m central span, 12.9 m wide with 2 m walkways.
Related coverage
Sources and their limits
- World Bank: Building resilient cities and creating jobs in Somalia (SURP-II results)
Funder results story, 10 June 2026. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Aggregate figures across seven cities; Garowe-specific numbers are not broken out.
- Federal Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing (NAGAAD): Updated SURP-II Garowe environmental and social management plan
Project safeguards document, ESMP dated May 2022, posted May 2025. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Design-stage document; it does not report construction progress.
How this record was put together
Three facts about SURP-II in Garowe. The completed status is the bridge's; the five roads' status is not reported. SONNA's report of a second bridge completed in Garowe in June 2025 has its own record because it does not name the bridge.