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No contractor for Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road
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Government is yet to appoint a contractor for the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu-Tsholotsho Road, Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo has revealed.
Moyo made the disclosure during the handover of smartphones to traditional leaders from Matabeleland North in Bulawayo this week, where he acknowledged the poor state of roads across the province.
"The roads are impassable, but the government is busy working on them, especially the Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu-Tsholotsho Road. We are still waiting to be allocated a contractor to work on that road," he said.
He noted that due to the deteriorated state of the Bulawayo–Tsholotsho Road, many motorists were now using Solusi Road as an alternative route, placing it under significant strain.
"We are now engaging with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development to appoint a contractor for the project," Moyo said.
The minister added that some progress had been made on other key routes in the province. He said rehabilitation works on the Bulawayo–Nkayi Road were already underway, with two contractors currently on site.
"For the Bulawayo to Nkayi Road, it's work in progress. Two contractors are working on the road. We are now engaging with the ministry to start work on the Bulawayo–Tsholotsho Road," he said.
Moyo indicated that the province requires at least two contractors for the Solusi stretch and another two for the Tsholotsho section to ensure the project is completed efficiently.
He also said efforts were being made to speed up the allocation of resources to rural district councils to improve local road networks within their jurisdictions.
However, Moyo expressed concern that ongoing rains could disrupt the rehabilitation programme.
On the Bulawayo–Victoria Falls Road, he revealed that eight contractors had been assigned to the project.
"The pace may be slow, but we hope that by August they will have covered a lot of ground," he said. "The contractors were on holiday, but they are now back on the ground."
He added that he had instructed contractors to prioritise the repair of potholes before embarking on full-scale rehabilitation works.
Moyo made the disclosure during the handover of smartphones to traditional leaders from Matabeleland North in Bulawayo this week, where he acknowledged the poor state of roads across the province.
"The roads are impassable, but the government is busy working on them, especially the Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu-Tsholotsho Road. We are still waiting to be allocated a contractor to work on that road," he said.
He noted that due to the deteriorated state of the Bulawayo–Tsholotsho Road, many motorists were now using Solusi Road as an alternative route, placing it under significant strain.
"We are now engaging with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development to appoint a contractor for the project," Moyo said.
The minister added that some progress had been made on other key routes in the province. He said rehabilitation works on the Bulawayo–Nkayi Road were already underway, with two contractors currently on site.
"For the Bulawayo to Nkayi Road, it's work in progress. Two contractors are working on the road. We are now engaging with the ministry to start work on the Bulawayo–Tsholotsho Road," he said.
Moyo indicated that the province requires at least two contractors for the Solusi stretch and another two for the Tsholotsho section to ensure the project is completed efficiently.
He also said efforts were being made to speed up the allocation of resources to rural district councils to improve local road networks within their jurisdictions.
However, Moyo expressed concern that ongoing rains could disrupt the rehabilitation programme.
On the Bulawayo–Victoria Falls Road, he revealed that eight contractors had been assigned to the project.
"The pace may be slow, but we hope that by August they will have covered a lot of ground," he said. "The contractors were on holiday, but they are now back on the ground."
He added that he had instructed contractors to prioritise the repair of potholes before embarking on full-scale rehabilitation works.
Source - Southern Eye
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