Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Tanzania has presented a nearly $985 million budget for the Ministry of Works for the 2026/27 financial year, signalling a major infrastructure push aimed at strengthening national connectivity, unlocking regional trade corridors, reducing urban congestion, expanding transport access and positioning the country as a stronger gateway for East and Southern Africa.
The budget, presented in Parliament by the Minister for Works, Abdallah Hamis Ulega, places roads, bridges, ferries, airports, expressways, public-private partnerships and climate-resilient infrastructure at the centre of Tanzania’s next phase of development.
The Ministry is requesting approximately $985.15 million for recurrent expenditure and development projects. Of this amount, about $947.85 million will go to development projects, while approximately $37.30 million will support recurrent expenditure. The development budget includes about $593.48 million from domestic sources and $354.37 million from external financing.
According to the Ministry, Tanzania’s national road network under TANROADS now covers 37,734.41 kilometres, of which 12,225.26 kilometres have been built to bitumen standard. Since independence in 1961, when the country had only 1,360 kilometres of paved roads, successive governments have expanded the network substantially. Under the Sixth Phase Government alone, Tanzania has built 1,495.45 kilometres of roads and 18 major bridges within five years.
