Hargeisa roads and Bundaweyn bridge
A road and bridge project in Hargeisa announced by Somalia's federal Ministry of Public Works in August 2026. The minister said the first phase covers 23 km of roads starting in Hargeisa and the Bundaweyn, or Big Bridge, at about USD 20 million, within a wider plan of about 45 km of paved roads; Kaab TV reported that the design and feasibility phase began with an initial USD 20 million. The project sits in the World Bank-supported NAGAAD programme, implemented with UNOPS. No construction contract, contractor or dates were published.
- Planned, as of 8 August 2026
- Sourced, not yet verified
The project in brief
- Place
- Hargeisa, Somaliland
- Type
- Road
- Status
- Planned, as of 8 August 2026: Hargeisa: a 45 km road plan opens with a USD 20 million design phase
- Value
- USD 20 million, first phase, as reported
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Completed
- Not published
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
Organisations named
- Owner: Federal Government of Somalia, began the design and feasibility phase, as Kaab TV reported.
- Funder: World Bank, supports the NAGAAD programme.
- Implementing agency: UNOPS, the NAGAAD programme is implemented with UNOPS.
What the sources report
- 8 August 2026
Hargeisa: a 45 km road plan opens with a USD 20 million design phase
Kaab TV reported that the Federal Government began the design and feasibility phase for a road and bridge project in Hargeisa with an initial USD 20 million, within a wider plan of about 45 km of paved roads.
- 8 August 2026
First phase: 23 km of Hargeisa roads and the Bundaweyn bridge
Minister Ayuub Ismail Yusuf said the first phase involves 23 kilometres starting in Hargeisa and construction of the Bundaweyn, or Big Bridge, at an estimated cost of about USD 20 million.
- 8 August 2026
Under NAGAAD: a USD 245 million programme delivered with UNOPS
The Hargeisa project is part of the NAGAAD Programme, described as a USD 245 million urban resilience initiative supported by the World Bank and implemented with UNOPS.
- 8 August 2026
89 km of roads under federal oversight across six states, Somaliland and Puntland included
The minister said the federal government is overseeing projects involving about 89 kilometres of roads in Jubaland, South West, Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Puntland and Somaliland.
Related coverage
Sources and their limits
- Hiiraan Online: USD 20 million Hargeisa road design and feasibility agreement
Attributed reporting of a ministerial statement, 8 August 2026. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Design and feasibility agreement only; no construction contract, contractor or dates; the source notes the political dispute between Mogadishu and Hargeisa.
- Kaab TV: USD 20 million Hargeisa road project under NAGAAD
Attributed reporting of a ministerial statement, 8 August 2026. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Design phase only; programme totals are as reported; no contractor or dates.
How this record was put together
Two sources report one ministerial statement of 8 August 2026. PLAN-018 is the minister's wider figure of about 89 km of roads under federal oversight, kept here as context. The sources note the political dispute between Mogadishu and Hargeisa over the project.