Cement Price significantly reduced
After the government decision to free the cement market and distribution, the cement price reduced by more than 500birr per quntal.

በባለሥልጣኑ የማዕከል፣ የክፍለ ከተማ እና የወረዳ ጽ/ቤቶች የሚሰጡ የግንባታ ፈቃድ አገልግሎቶች ከዚህ በታች በተመለከተው መሠረት ይህን መመሪያና ስታንዳርድ፣ የሕንፃ ደንቡንና አዋጁን ድንጋጌዎች እንዲሁም ኢትዮጵያ ህንጻ ስታንዳርድ መሠረት በማድረግ ይከናወናሉ።

This is AI Chat GPT stated about when asked about Ethiopian Construction industry.

The Ethiopian construction industry has continued to evolve in recent years due to recent government investment into infrastructure and public works. The sector is expecting to experience an even further boost as Ethiopia plans several energy projects and continues its urban redevelopment initiatives. The overall value of the industry is estimated at $3.06 billion, however, it is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent over the next five years, according to a report by Oxford Business Group. High levels of infrastructural development across all sectors including transport, telecommunications, water storage systems and waste management are key drivers for construction growth in the Ethiopian market. Due to this investment, the country seems poised for real estate boom which could ultimately drive up housing prices; particularly in metropolitan areas such as Addis Ababa. Furthermore Ethiopian authorities have relaxed foreign investment laws in this sector, despite concerns about job security for natives over contractors from abroad. This is likely to encourage more international companies to begin looking at the market and potentially entering competitive bids on projects within it. Employers in the construction industry will necessitate developers with particular engineering experience who can develop construction projects that align with local regulations such as code requirements and city ordinances while keeping up with schedule and budget deadlines as well.

A Change in Approach to Congestion
The cancellation of the Route 710 expansion came after California learned the hard way about the principle of “induced demand.”
In 2015, a $1 billion project to widen a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 405 through Los Angeles was completed. For a period, “congestion was relieved,” said Tony Tavares, the director of Caltrans, California’s Department of Transportation.
But that relief did not last. Rush hour traffic soon rebounded, he said.
When a congested road is widened, travel times go down — at first. But then people change their behaviors. After hearing a highway is less busy, commuters might switch from transit to driving or change the route they take to work. Some may even choose to move farther away.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/widen-highways-traffic.html

የ2015 ዓ.ም 2ኛ ሩብ ዓመት የግንባታ ሥራዎች የቀጥተኛ ዋጋ (Direct Cost) ጥናት

የአዲስ አበባ ዲዛይንና ግንባታ ስራዎች ቢሮ ታሕሳስ 30/2015 ዓ/ም

የ4ኛዙር የ40/60 የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች የንግድ ቤት ጨረታ ነገ ጥር 3/2015 ዓ.ም. ከጠዋቱ 2፡30 ጀምሮ በሰንጠረዡ ውስጥ በተጠቀሱት የመሸጫ ፕሮጀክቶች / ቦታዎች የሚጀመር መሆኑን የአ/አ ቤቶች ልማት ኮርፓሬሽን አስታወቀ ።

ማንኛውም የመሬት አገልግሎት ከጥር 1 ቀን 2015 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ ላልተወሰነ ጊዜ ታገደ !!!

Site Engineer
Kabana Trading PLC
Place of work: Project (Addis Ababa)
Job Type: Permanent
Requirement: BSc Degree in Civil Engineering, COTM or in a related field with relevant work experience
Relevant Experience: 6 years & above specially on Building construction
Quantity Required: 2
Deadline: January 26, 2023 (11:00 Local Time)
How to Apply: Interested applicants should bring their application letter along with a non- returnable CVs and Copies of credentials documents in person to Kabana Trading PLC Head office around 22 Adey Ababa Stadium behind Foziya Building, Yoki Building 3rd Floor Office No. 304., Tel No. +251 11 822 82 29.

የካርል አደባባይ በትራፊክ መብራት ሊቀየር ነው

በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ከብስራተ ገብርኤል ወደ ልደታ ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት የሚወስደው መንገድ ላይ የሚገኘው የካርል አደባባይ የትራፊክ ፍሰቱን የበለጠ ለማሳለጥ ወደ ትራፊክ ሲግናል መብራት ሊቀየር ነው፡፡

የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ መንገዶች ባለስልጣን አሁን ላይ በአካባቢው ያለውን ከፍተኛ የትራፊክ መጨነናቅ ችግር ለመፍታት የካርል አደባባይን ወደ ትራፊክ መብራት ለመቀየር ዛሬ ምሽት የግንባታ ስራ ጀምሯል፡፡

The cost of building the Adey Abeba stadium is said to have gone up by 13.3 billion birr. The stadium was expected to cost 5.7 billion birr when construction began. However, the Chinese government organization responsible for the construction has asked for 19 billion birr.

Eng. Mohammed Abdurehman has assumed his rightful place as the new Director General of Ethiopia Roads Authority, replacing the former DG Eng. Habtamu Tegegne with immediate effect from Jan 25/2023.

Having a longstanding presence in ERA for an extended time, Eng. Mehamed has built up his credentials in the industry, garnering respect and admiration from his colleagues along the way.

Moreover, it is clear that he possesses all necessary skillsets to lead the organisation into bright future after having been tested in various departments enduringly. 

Hence, it can be decisively said that Eng. Mehamed is going to steer ERA towards vehement success and glory with his invaluable experience and profound knowledge acquired so far within the organisation.

In conclusion, this remarkable induction of Eng. Mehamed as Director General marks a significant beginning of a journey to rise ERA's operations and achievements onto greater heights!