Valuation of 530 properties affected by Giporoso–Masaka road upgrade begins

The valuation of properties to be affected by the Prince House–Giporoso–Masaka road upgrade is set to begin, the City of Kigali has announced. Emma Claudine Ntirenganya, the City’s spokesperson, has told The New Times that “the preliminary number of affected properties is 530.” ALSO READ: Govt earmarks Rwf16bn for Prince House-Giporoso-Masaka road upgrade “The announcement concerns residents with properties that will be relocated from the road buffer zone. Property valuation will begin on May 15, 2025,” the announcement reads. ALSO READ: Giporoso-Masaka road expansion to feature flyover Property owners were urged to consult the list of affected properties at the offices of their respective sectors—Nyarugunga, Kanombe, and Niboye in Kicukiro District, and Rusororo, Ndera, and Remera sectors in Gasabo District. “The final list will be shared after the property valuation,” the announcement adds. The government has earmarked over Rwf16 billion to fund the project to upgrade the 10-kilometre Prince House–Giporoso–Masaka road in the 2025/26 fiscal year, according to information from the Ministry of Infrastructure. ALSO READ: Masaka-Giporoso road to be expanded to four lanes The upgrade includes expanding the road from two to four lanes and constructing a flyover on a section of the highway. These measures aim to help alleviate increasing traffic congestion, officials said. The total budget for the project is 437.12 million Chinese Yuan, approximately US$60.5 million or Rwf86 billion, according to the ministry. The project will be financed by China and is expected to be completed in July 2028, as per information presented by the Ministry of Infrastructure during the 2025/26 budget hearings in Parliament, on May 12. “We expect to begin actual construction works in January next year [2026],” said Imena Munyampenda, the Director General of Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA). In January, Munyampenda told The New Times that the 1.2-kilometre flyover will be constructed on the section of the road between Prince House and the area known as Ku cya Mitsingi.

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Valuation of 530 properties affected by Giporoso–Masaka road upgrade begins