The contract was awarded by The Rwandan Government’s Ministry of Infrastructure.

The new airport will create opportunity to provide trade zones and become a catalyst for economic generation of the area. It will also provide various forms of other opportunities associated with trade and leisure including hotels and conference facilities.

The design work for the development of the chosen greenfield site begins this month. TPS, part of Carillion Group, is responsible for detailed design work for all of the infrastructure required to support aircraft operations, together with all buildings and associated infrastructure plus operational items and equipment that will be required for a fully functional airport facility at Kigali.