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'Beitbridge Highway dualisation project to begin soon'
19 Oct 2018 at 01:54hrs | Views
Government says construction work on dualisation of the Beitbridge – Harare Highway will kick-start soon using local resources through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development while negotiations continue to rope in a foreign partner into the long standing project.
This comes as Government faced challenges getting Anhui Foreign Corporation of China as it appears to have developed cold feet over the project amid concerns over viability of funding model for the project with fears abound that dualising the entire trunk road would be too costly visa vis the repayment period.
AFECC has reportedly suggested that they dualise the highway only up to Chivhu and thereafter only expand its width and dualise it where it approaches major town centres to cut on the capital expenditure under, a self-financing deal with the contractor recouping their money from toll fees.
This comes as Government faced challenges getting Anhui Foreign Corporation of China as it appears to have developed cold feet over the project amid concerns over viability of funding model for the project with fears abound that dualising the entire trunk road would be too costly visa vis the repayment period.
AFECC has reportedly suggested that they dualise the highway only up to Chivhu and thereafter only expand its width and dualise it where it approaches major town centres to cut on the capital expenditure under, a self-financing deal with the contractor recouping their money from toll fees.
Source - Business Weekly
