Project · Ethiopia
Supporting Addis Ababa’s Light Rail Transit
Employer’s Representative for the EPC turnkey contract
As lead firm, SWEROAD provided Employer’s Representative services to the Ethiopian Railways Corporation for the EPC turnkey contract for the Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
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Challenge
Financed by the Government of Ethiopia, the project was let as a single EPC turnkey contract with a 30-month completion period. The 34.25 km network comprises a 16.9 km north–south line and a 17.35 km east–west line sharing 2.7 km of track in the city centre, built elevated, at grade and below grade with electric traction, and designed for 15,000 passengers per hour per direction at up to 80 km/h.
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Solution
SWEROAD acted as the Employer’s Representative under the EPC contract from May 2012, on behalf of the Ethiopian Railways Corporation.
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Outcomes
Outputs delivered
- Project photographs record construction activities overseen under the contract, including excavation, reinforcement and concrete works along the urban corridor.
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