Mfugale Flyover

About

The Mfugale Flyover, officially known as the Eng. Patrick Mfugale Flyover (Swahili: Daraja la juu la Eng. Patrick Mfugale) and formerly known as the TAZARA Flyover, is a pair of two-lane flyovers at TAZARA Intersection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Construction of the flyover began on 16 April 2016, and it was officially opened on 27 September 2018, becoming the first grade separated flyover in Dar es Salaam. Its construction was funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), costing about TSh 96–103 billion (US$42–45 million). It was named after former TANROADS chief executive Patrick Mfugale on 26 September 2018 by president John Magufuli. It accommodated 40,000 vehicles daily by 2020.

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