Addis Ababa-Adama Expressway
The Addis Ababa-Adama expressway is the first expressway in Ethiopia, and it is of the highest grade in East Africa. The road was built with financing support from the Chinese government and using Chinese technology and standards.
Connecting Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa to its second largest city Adama, the expressway facilitates the movement of people, improves transportation efficiency, and enhances Ethiopia's ability to attract foreign investment. With a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour, the six-lane expressway has shortened the travel time from 2.5 hours to 45 minutes. The two phases of the construction of the 100-kilometer-long road were completed in May 2014 and August 2016.
In addition to extensive use of local labor, the project's Chinese contractor brought technical and managerial expertise to Ethiopia, contributing to its capability in infrastructure development.
亞的斯–阿達瑪高速公路
亞的斯—阿達瑪高速公路是埃塞俄比亞乃至東非地區首條高速公路。這條高速公路由中國政府融資支持，全部采用中國技術和標準承建，按雙向6車道、時速120公里標準建設，是埃塞第一條現代化高速公路，也是東非地區規模最大、等級最高的高速公路。該條公路連通埃塞俄比亞首都亞的斯亞貝巴和該國第二大城市阿達瑪，公路通車后，從亞的斯亞貝巴到阿達瑪的時間由2.5小時縮短為45分鐘，對改善埃塞俄比亞民眾出行、提高運輸效率及吸引外商投資發揮著重要作用。該公路全長100多千米，一期和二期項目分別于2014年5月和2016年8月竣工。項目實施中，承建的中國企業不僅雇傭大量本地勞動力，也對埃塞俄比亞輸出了技術和管理經驗，有助于埃塞俄比亞加強基建能力建設。
