Way cheaper and more durable, cobblestone paved roads are Somalia's answer

Berbera port is smarter then us, I give credit where credit is due. If u want to use their port, it has to be worthwhile ITEMS, not 'tinned cans' since they know the damage to their infrastructure is not worth the petty tax applied. Notice Berbera stays away from 'bagaash' trade, good on them. Watch them steal all the 'big items' like cars etc

I hope 'garacad' doesn't make the same mistake as bosaso taking 'bagaash' trade for Somalia while getting nothing in return in terms of taxes, how much can u tax a 'tinned can' loooooooool. I hope omar mahmoud sit down with sacad and say we will give u the bagaash items of the south, leave the big items for us, bigger the items, the larger u can tax waryaa. U will be in trade surplus then, dealing with large items in an economy, taxing large, while less damage to infrastructure as it won't be FREQUENT like bil kasto with bagaash shit.

PL lacks real economists, u need to plan the activity of your state, not be 'reactionary' to market, it has to be planned where your people and state invest their time, effort, and money. Business men need guidance where to inject capital, right now, no-one in PL govt provides any guidance.

@Crow your informative threads are amazing. Keep up the good work.

They use cobblestones to create roads by lining them and then driving a steam roller over it. It's a unique and cost effective way to do it and it's currently being done in Wadaagsin.

Great idea.

I was just thinking of how ugly aphalt and concrete roads are and how expensive it is. Cobblestone/brick roads are the answer (creative,cost efficient etc). Wanting to start a business and might be a brick one. Where can i get the cheapest resources?

@Crow Looks like Somalia is listening to you

Would assume decades of experience and research by industry professionals would've picked the better option.

These UN reports are either misinterpreted or you plain bs.

Anything new on this ?

its a great idea

Make sure to plan palm trees around the roads like the Gulf countries.

Imagine Somalis having palm trees on every corner

Crow said:

Do you have any photos or videos?!

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Sorry I meant stones they line up and crush them so the road becomes gravel.

To do so for a city the size of Kismayo or Bosasso it would easily cost north of 20 million USD likely north of 30 million.

For a major city thats not so much of a bad idea. Bricks are used in many places around europe to this day I doubt it would be a problem in cities of this size. You could also put asphalt right on top of it later on if you want like America did.

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Not that I know of but if we can make a $50 million port without the government, this will be nothing. I know that once people gain the skills and start building these, they will pop up in villages and cities across Puntland. At 21,600 euros for just 200 m, this is probably the best bang for your buck for development.

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It says it costs 58 million euros for 350km which is 165,714 euros per kilometre which is 33,143 per 200m.

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21,600 euros for 200 m in Oromia. It could cost more or less depending on the location.

That's great. I would prefer training from reer Jigiga over training from reer Baydhabo for more than a few reasons.

I haven't researched how cobblestone works with heavy truck traffic yet. But Puntland has low population density. Most of our villages, small towns, and residential areas do not see heavy truck traffic. It is these areas that I had in mind when making this thread.

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but trying to drive on top of them is some what rough at a higher speed, one thing i dislike about them, but it also has that 1700s feel to it in parts of europe, quaint and nostalgia