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Road resealing has started in Zvishavane 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 spent 14 months doing nothing after being awarded the tender on May 26, last year.
Zvishavane town secretary, Mr Tinoda Mukutu, confirmed the development.
“Road resurfacing has started in Mandava and Makusha high density areas following the awarding of the tender to Bitumen World Construction Company,” said Mukutu.
“They will be tarring major roads in Mandava and Maglass while other gravel roads will be surfaced. Our road network in the high density areas was in a bad state.” Mr Mukutu said high density roads were a priority because most of these were damaged by the heavy rains that fell at the beginning of the year.
“Most roads in oldest suburbs have outlived their lifespan and major rehabilitation work is required,” he said.
Mr Mukutu said they are yet to receive more funds for the road rehabilitation programme from zinara.
“We are supposed to receive $714 000 from zinara, but we have so far only received $265 000, which was used to spruce up roads in the central business district,” he said.
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