Enterprise Earns 200m Br

Apr 13 , 2019


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The nation’s first toll road has generated 204.8 million Br in the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, achieving 86.5pc of its plan. The Ethiopian Toll Roads Enterprise reported that 6.3 million cars used the road and generated 191.5 million Br. Advertisement and towing services generated the remaining 13.3 million Br. Built for 11 billion Br, of which the government covered 43pc, the road extends from Addis Abeba to Adama. The 31m wide, six-lane toll road took five years to complete. It operates with 600 permanent and temporary employees and has seven toll plazas that collect fees.


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