adminPatrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief
ZVISHAVANE Town Council has budgeted $1, 2 million towards the rehabilitation of 10km of road in Mandava and Makusha high density areas.
Zvishavane town secretary Mr Tinoda Mukutu, in an interview, said the rehabilitation work was almost complete.
He said the rehabilitation which will see road resealing was progressing well after the local authority contracted Bitumen World Construction Company to do the work. This follows termination of a road sealing and resealing contract it had awarded to Madz Contractors over poor performance. Madz contractors Mr Mukutu said spent 14 months doing nothing after being awarded the tender on May 26, last year.
“Road resurfacing is now half way done in Mandava and Makusha high density areas following the awarding of the tender to Bitumen World Construction Company. The cost for this exercise is $1, 2 million which is coming from Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) and from our own source that is our own account,” he said.
“They are doing a good job actually. They started about two weeks ago and are almost half way that is the resealing of the 10km of the targeted roads.”
Mr Mukutu said most roads in Mandava and Makusha suburbs have outlived their lifespan and therefore the need for major rehabilitation work.
He said some of the roads in the high density areas were damaged by the heavy rains that fell at the beginning of the year.
Meanwhile, Mr Mukutu said council had spent about $400 000 in purchasing construction equipment to improve service delivery.
“To improve service delivery in the town, we are in the process of procuring construction equipment for a cost of about $400 000. We want a motorized grader, at least two tippers, one dozer and one roller. As I speak we have received a new fire tender and these will go a long way in improving service delivery,” he said.
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