Roads rehabilitation showing progress so far.
By Letwin Mazarura
The Government spends more than $4 billion in rehabilitating and reconstructing over 20 000km of roads countrywide under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) this year.
Transport and Infrastructural Development Permanent Secretary, Engineer Theodius Chinyanga said the programme had registered significant progress.
He said the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) continues to register significant progress throughout the country’s 10 provinces.
“Potholes have been patched on a cumulative 7 156km of road against a set target of 10 119km, 1 425km have been resealed,” he said.
“Re-gravelling has been completed on 10 946km, exceeding the set target of 8 339km.
“In addition, 11 528,9km have been graded against a set target of 16 284km.”
Treasury released $1,4 billion to the Department of Roads under the Ministry of Transport.
The District Development Fund (DDF) received $1,3 billion, while urban and rural councils got $826 million and $700 million respectively.
“To date, 1 150 drainage structures have been constructed or repaired across all road authorities, while 204 wash-aways have been reclaimed against set targets of 556 and 167 respectively.
“Verge clearing has been completed on 10 309,1km of the set target of 22 489km,” he said.
Over 26 000km of the road network will be rehabilitated, repaired and pothole-patched this year.
Government has set aside US$400 million for the programme, which will run over the next three years.
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