GOBABIS – The Roads Authority’s CEO Conrad Lutombi said the road between Gobabis and Aminuis will be completed in a matter of months this year.
He stated during a media briefing on Friday at the office of the Omaheke governor that the Gobabis-Aminuis and Aranos road construction projects are well on course, and they are targeting to open the first road in Aminuis by December 2023.
“Our target is that December 2024, we will complete the road from Gobabis to Aranos, and we are making progress in that regard,” he said.
Furthermore, he indicated that they have presented to their board plans for the extension of the road between Aminuis and Hukus. They are thus waiting for approval next week for the road to be tarred.
“We are also happy to report that as part of this project, we identified Corridor 13. We are working very hard to ensure that before the contractor moves out of that area, we could also do that,” Lutombi said.
On the Du Plessis-Epukiro road, he observed that they are done with the first phase, and are starting with the second phase which the Minister of Works and Transport John Mutorwa opened the same day.
“The intention, moving forward, is that before we complete phase two, we also want to make sure that the continuation of the final phase is in place. We do not want to put a gap like we had this time,” he continued.
“The whole intention is to have that road extended from Epukiro to Eiseb Block, and from Eiseb Block to Gam. Then it can link Gam with Tsumkwe, and Tsumkwe with Grootfontein, which is the whole idea that is reflecting in our strategic plan,” he expanded.
During the briefing, Mutorwa urged political leaders to desist from fuelling tensions among people with reference to employing local people during road and other projects, as all Namibians are local people.
“Appreciate that projects like roads construction are for us who are living today and those who will follow us, and that it does not discriminate,” stressed the minister. – Nampa