Tanzania bridge ‘liberates commuters’

A cable-stayed bridge, described as East Africa’s longest, has opened in Tanzania’s main city, Dar es Salaam, to ease over-crowding on ferries. The 680m (2,230 ft) bridge links the city centre with southern neighbourhoods across the Indian Ocean. Tanzania’s leader John Magufuli hailed it as a “liberation” for residents in the city of more than […]

A cable-stayed bridge, described as East Africa’s longest, has opened in Tanzania’s main city, Dar es Salaam, to ease over-crowding on ferries.
The 680m (2,230 ft) bridge links the city centre with southern neighbourhoods across the Indian Ocean.
Tanzania’s leader John Magufuli hailed it as a “liberation” for residents in the city of more than four million.
The Chinese firm which built the $140m (£98m) structure says it is East Africa’s longest cable-stayed bridge.
It is also the first toll road in Tanzania. The prices have yet to be set – vehicles and motorcycles will have to pay, pedestrians and bicycle will have free passage.