Recently, 713.53 million U.S. dollars were approved by the South Sudanese government for the construction of the Juba-Terekeka-Rumbek road. The road, spanning 392 km, is being built by Shandong Hi-Speed Group Co. Ltd (SDHS) from China.
The money, according to Michael Makuei Lueth, minister of information and broadcasting, will go toward constructing bridges, crossing points, and compensating individuals who were affected by the road’s construction, which began in 2019.
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Following the weekly cabinet meeting in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, Makuei said that upon detailed studies, the committee realized that some items were missing. Bridges were missing, as well as crossing points, and compensation for those that will be affected by the construction of the Juba-Terekeka-Rumbek road.
The Juba-Terekeka-Rumbek road construction progress
The Terekeka-Rumbek section, which would connect to the entire Bahr El Ghazal region, is currently under construction by the Chinese company after the 63-km Juba-Terekeka section of the road has already been tarmacked.
Makuei expressed confidence in the company’s capacity to complete the last section of Terekeka-Yirol-Rumbek, which connects to Ramshel, where the government intends to construct the proposed capital.
The clearance of the Terekeka-Yirol-Rumbek has already commenced, he revealed, and the Juba-Terekeka section has been completed and is in use by the population. The government awarded SDHS a contract in March 2019 to start building major national roads.
As part of its social responsibility to society, the Chinese company also set up a health center in Terekeka, a secondary school in Ladu County, at least 29 boreholes, and a number of feeder roads.
Along the 63 km long, completed Juba-Terekeka stretch, schools, health centers, and businesses have sprouted. The road is intended to link the six other states spread across the large east African country with Central Equatoria state, which is home to Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
