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Progress recorded at the Victoria Falls Airport
13 May 2016 at 06:42hrs | Views
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Jorum Gumbo has told parliament that significant progress have been recorded at the Victoria Falls Airport since the project started.
"On project number one, Victoria Falls Airport; the US$150 million project, financed by a China Exim Bank concessional loan facility is progressing well and overall progress to date is that the runway, the terminal building respectively and the air control tower were completed and are now in use since December, 2015," Gumbo said.
"The conversion of the old terminal building into a domestic terminal has now commenced. This, together with a bigger fire station and expanded car park, should be completed by 31st May, 2016."
He also said the Mabvuku road over rail bridge is almost complete.
"The construction unit is working on the deck, which is now complete. The construction of the bridge approaches is in progress and is due for completion by the end of May," he said.
On the dualisation of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway Gumbo said as already announced by His Excellency, the President on Independence Day on the 18th of April, 2016, a financier and a contractor has been identified to construct this road.
"The project reviews and negotiations for final contract signing are in progress. We expect to commence actual construction before the end of this year," he said.
"On project number one, Victoria Falls Airport; the US$150 million project, financed by a China Exim Bank concessional loan facility is progressing well and overall progress to date is that the runway, the terminal building respectively and the air control tower were completed and are now in use since December, 2015," Gumbo said.
"The conversion of the old terminal building into a domestic terminal has now commenced. This, together with a bigger fire station and expanded car park, should be completed by 31st May, 2016."
He also said the Mabvuku road over rail bridge is almost complete.
"The construction unit is working on the deck, which is now complete. The construction of the bridge approaches is in progress and is due for completion by the end of May," he said.
On the dualisation of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway Gumbo said as already announced by His Excellency, the President on Independence Day on the 18th of April, 2016, a financier and a contractor has been identified to construct this road.
"The project reviews and negotiations for final contract signing are in progress. We expect to commence actual construction before the end of this year," he said.
Source - Byo24News
