By M.A. Egge

The Hargeisa Municipal Council has revealed that the construction of the 13km Road 150 which cuts through four precincts in the city would cost 19 million US dollars.

They made the revelations at a meeting that saw the civic officials meet with the local entrepreneurs, elders, and members of the clergy and invited eminent personalities.

Following the meeting, a press release from the Town Hall noted that:-

“The local government of the capital of Hargeisa has called together some of the scholars, businessmen and traditional elders of the capital, members of the local council to present to them the plan for the construction of the  Road 150 which is 13-km long, which would cost a total of 19 million dollars.

“This road crosses four districts of the capital namely Ma’alin Haroun, Ga’an Libah, 26june and Ibrahim Kodbuur.

“It would be effected through the concerted cooperation of the central government, the local government, business fraternity, the residents, the members of the clergy of the country and the international community”.

Following the announcement by the local government the residents of the concerned areas that the road passes through were elated and enthusiastically expressed their happiness.

There were a lot of hues and cries from the concerned residents on the state of the road which impeded their moves in recent days.