RUVUMA, July 3 -- MAJOR infrastructure works often begin not with the sound of machinery, but with the anticipation of what will come after the dust settles.

In Ruvuma Region, that anticipation is now firmly tied to a large-scale road project that promises to reshape transport routes, ease movement of goods, and open up new economic opportunities across Songea and surrounding areas.

The Minister for Works, Abdallah Ulega, has officially launched the construction of a 100-kilometre tarmac road stretching from Songea to Lutukira, alongside a 16-kilometre bypass designed to ease congestion around busy urban sections. The project will be implemented by ZhongAan Huali over a twoyear period beginning in 2026, with a total cost of 158.671bn/-....