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JIMMA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
JIMMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FACTORS INFLUENCING PERFORMANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ADDIS ABABA
By
Shimeles Kassahun

A thesis Proposal submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of Jimma University in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management).

June, 2014
Jimma, Ethiopia

JIMMA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
JIMMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FACTORS INFLUENCING PERFORMANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ADDIS ABABA
By
Shimeles Kassahun
Main Advisor: Dr.-Ing Esayas Alemayehu (PhD)
Co-advisor: Eng. Efrem Wakjera (MSc)
A thesis Proposal submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of Jimma University in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management).

June, 2014
Jimma, Ethiopia
DECLARATION

I, the undersigned, declare that this thesis proposal entitled “FACTORS INFLUENCING PERFORMANCE OF ROADS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ADDIS ABABA” is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other University.

Signature: _________________________ Date: ______________________

Shimeles Kassahun MSc. 08157/05

This thesis proposal has been submitted for examination with my approval as university supervisor.

Signature: ___________________________ Date: ________________________

Dr.-Ing Esayas Alemayehu (PhD)
Associate Professor
Jimma Institute of Technology
Jimma University

Date of submission: _____________________, 2014
Place: Jimma, Ethiopia
PROPOSAL SUMMARY
Road construction is the backbone of the economic development in Ethiopia in general and in Addis Ababa in particular. Although respective Governments

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