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CHINESE FIRM EMBARKED ON ROAD REHABILITATION IN LIBERIA

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

In an effort to creating easy access to roads across several communities in Caldwell, Montserrado County District#15, a Chinese sand mining company Hyde Investment, has embarked on rehabilitation of various feeder roads across the district. The road rehabilitation plus ongoing construction of the township’s first multipurpose hall are part of the company’s corporate social responsibility aimed at improving lives of residents. The road initiative is targeting Taylor Mayor Compound and other projects in the township….

KENYA DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAYS MUGE LINK ROADS STALLED DUE TO BAD POLITICS

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says roads that stalled in the Rift Valley because of bad politics will be revived as earlier planned. Speaking on Tuesday evening in Eldoret town when he launched the tarmacking of National Oil- Reale Hospital-Sports Club-Bishop Muge Link Road and Junction in the town, the DP said the Kenya Kwanza administration’s focus is development and bettering the lives of the people. “This road will ease traffic movement in the town which…

KENYA GOVT. SEEK ADVICE ON NEW NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY FIVE-LANE PLANS

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Nairobi Expressway is seeking public views on the construction of the new Haile-Selassie Exit consisting of five lanes. The views should also capture the upgrade of the Museum Hill Exit A and the upgrade of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Entrance. “The Government of Kenya through the Kenya National Highways Authority has identified the need to optimize and upgrade some of the toll stations on the 27.1 km Nairobi Expressway,” the agency said….

MOZAMBIQUE PRESIDENT SAYS LACK OF DECENT ROAD HINDER DEVELOPMENT

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi warned on Monday that the lack of decent roads is a factor delaying the development of Africa. He was speaking in Maputo at the opening of a meeting of the General Assembly of the African Roads Maintenance Fund Association (ARMFA), an event which brought together representatives of 35 national Roads Funds. The absence of good roads leaves the continent in a situation of “atrophied development’, said Nyusi. The lack of a…

MALAWI WORKS MINISTERS SAYS ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO RESUME AFTER RAINNY SEASONS

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara, has said road construction works by government will resume when the rains the country is experiencing subside. Hara said all the resources are available and that roads like the M1 and M5, the six-lane Kenyatta Drive and the dual-carriage way from Crossroads to Kanengo in Lilongwe will all be constructed as soon as the rains are over. He added that in a drive to have forex available…

KNDA EMBARKED ON RECONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR ROADS IN GHANA

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Krachi-Nchumuru District Assembly (KNDA) has embarked on reconstruction of major roads in the district to open up the area, for easy transportation of food crops to market centres. The major roads under reconstruction and due for completion within nine months are Chinderi-Grubi road, Chinderi-Banda road, and Bejamse-Borae roads. The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Nkrumah Kwasi Ogyile, made this known to journalists on Monday, after inspecting progress of work on the road projects in…

KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER ANNOUNCED PLANS TO STOP NEW ROAD PROJECT DUE TO DEBT

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Gambeta News

Kenya his ministry was in a tricky situation because it was required to pay another Sh600 billion annually to settle pending bills. The Transport CS said his Ministry was working with the National Treasury and the entire Cabinet to ensure they raise the money to build infrastructure worth close to Sh1 trillion. Murkomen promised to complete all projects started by the Jubilee Government despite the financial challenges. The CS said he was aware of pending…

AFRICAN ROAD: WHY OPENING THE ROAD IS IMPORTANT

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

Nigeria, Niger, Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Chad are now building one of Africa’s largest road projects called the “African Unity Road”, linking the seven countries over a length of more than 9,000 kilometers. Financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the project aims to improve South-South trade, as well as open up certain previously isolated Saharan areas. It is planned that the Trans-Saharan will cross Algeria over 3,400 km, Mali over 1,974 km, Niger…

ZAMBIA AND ANGOLA SIGN DEAL FOR ROAD CONNECTING PROJECTS

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

Zambia and Angola have signed six (6) memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at boosting trade and investment in the two countries. The two countries have signed an MoU on cooperation to facilitate the construction of the Zambia/Angola connection road via the Jimbe border between Zambia’s Ikelengi district in the northwestern province and Angola’s town of Luau. The two nations have also committed to the construction of the Malundo/Sikongo border in the western part of Zambia….

ASSIN FOSU-ASSIN PRASO ROAD REHABILITATION AT 65% COMPLETE IN GHANA

Posted on December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 by Gambeta News

Rehabilitation works on the 31.2 km Assin Fosu – Assin Praso road in the Central Region is 65 per cent complete. Expected to be completed by November next year, the project is being funded by the Japanese government at a cost of US$62.3 million. It is the second phase of rehabil-itation work on the national trunk (N8), which connects Cape Coast and Kumasi. Inspecting progress of the work yesterday, Katsumura Akihisa, First Secretary for Development…

ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN FOR BALI ISLAND ACCESS IN LIBERIA

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

The access road corridor from Battery Factory to Bali Island in Central Monrovia has commenced, Public Works Minister Ruth-Coker-Collins. The Works Minister and engineers from the Ministry toured the road. The 3.34-kilometers road when completed will give immediate access for the subsequent construction of the Bali Island project. It will give a modern face-lift to the area. In late December 2018, President Weah signed into law an Act passed by the Legislature, naming Bali Island…

NATIONAL ROAD NO.11 RE-OPENS IN ALGERIA

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

The statement of the General Directorate of National Security stated that the opening of the road will be from Kosidar Bridge to Hamma Belouizdad. The opening of the road was done late around 4 pm yesterday. Last Thursday, the General Directorate of National Security announced the closure of the northern bypass road (National Road No. 11) in both directions. This is at the level of the meeting point of the southern and northern bypass roads (Jisr Kosidar-Casablanca) to…

HOW UNSAFE ROADS ARE DRIVING ZIMBABWE ECONOMY AROUND

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe’s roads are not famous for their aesthetics, nor quality and least of all, their safety. Last year more than 2000 people died on the country’s roads, and scores of others were injured. About five people on average die every day in road crashes in Zimbabwe, according to a review report on the country’s road safety launched in January 2022. However, the World Health Organisation reckons the realistic figure is three times more. The discrepancy…

PRO-TEMPORE CALLS FOR ROAD MAINTENACE CONTRACT TO BE TERMINATED IN LIBERIA

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate has called for the immediate cancellation of the contract between the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) and Prime Plus Construction, Inc. Prime Plus Construction Inc, was awarded a three-year contract for the rehabilitation of the primary laterite road designated as lot # 2 from Greenville, Sinoe County to Boa Geeken(118.5KM) in Grand Kru. Speaking to hundreds of citizens on Sunday in Niplaikpo City, Grand Kru County during a…

NIGERIA GOVT. HAPPY WITH PROGRESS ON LAGOS-BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Nigeria government has expressed it satisfaction with regards the ongoing construction of the lagos-badagry expressway project. Speaking over the weekend, Director of Federal Highways in South West, Adedamola Kuti said that the project, which is being supervised by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, is going as expected. During a site inspection, Kuti said ”About 17 kilometres have been completed at various stretches on the Badagry bound lane, while measures are on to further…

ZIMBABWE FINALLY LAUNCH EMERGENCY ROAD REPAIR PROGRAM

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe has launched an emergency road repair program after a public outcry over the high death toll on the country’s roads. The program is expected to ensure that the road challenge that has been facing the nation is seriously addressed. Under former leader late president, Robert Mugabe, the nation’s roads has been in bad shape after years of neglect by the government. A 46 years old man named, Misheck Rujada who was hit by a…

NIGERIA GOVT. COMPLETE 1KM ROAD TO JIGAWA POLY

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

The federal ministry of works and housing has inaugurated and handed over four link roads totalling 1 kilometre to the Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic, Kazaure, in Jigawa state. The road project which is expected to benefit travellers and student will also see the area have good quality infrastructure that will help the enviornment. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) said “We have successfully intervened in the internal road…

WHY ZIMBABWE ROAD THE DEADLIST IN AFRICA

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe roads has been viewed as the deadlist in Africa according to a Road Safety Performance Review report. The report was made in partnership with the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe. According to Songwe, the cost of road crashes is heavy on the African economies, especially at this time when the continent is struggling to relaunch its economy amidst the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. The…

WHY ALL PARTIES ARE TO BE BLAMED FOR N$5.5M RUNDU TOWN POOR ROAD NETWORK

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

NAMIBIA RFA CEO COMPLAINED OF POOR ROAD AFTER FUNDS WERE RELEASED Namibia Road Fund Administration (RFA) CEO Ali Ipinge has express his displeasure of the nature of roads in Rundu Town Council during a site visit. The CEO is left dissappointed after witnessing the set of bad road network in the area after N$5.5 million was allocated to them to improve the town’s decaying roads. According to Ipinge, ”We are now having exactly two-and-a-half months…

FIRST ROAD LINK BETWEEN BONNY ISLAND TO THE REST OF RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Posted on August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s minister of works and housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, visits the on-going Bodo – Bonny Road with Bridges across the Opobo Channel Project. The new Afa Creek Bridge is one of the three major Bridges, nine mini Bridges, one Pipeline Crossing Bridge and access roads being delivered on the project. As the first road link between Bonny Island to the rest of Rivers State, the Bodo-Bonny road is a milestone infrastructure development project for the…

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