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The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has announced the temporary closure of a major road in Harare to facilitate the construction of a dual carriageway.
In a statement, the Ministry said Sam Nujoma Extension (formerly Golden Stairs Road) will be closed from Nemakonde Way to Harare Drive, effective midnight on 7 June 2024, to June 30 2024.
Motorists approaching Harare Drive from Mazowe-Bindura Road have been advised to use detour routes.
The Chase Road, Twickenham Drive, Pendennis Road, and Upper East Road will not be affected by the works that will be done by Exodus &amp; Company and Ncube Burrow. Reads the statement:
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The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development advises the motoring public that Sam Nujoma Extension (formerly Golden Stairs Road) will be closed from Nemakonde Way to Harare Drive, effective 7 June 2024, at 0000hrs until June 30 2024.
This closure is to facilitate the construction of a dual carriageway by Exodus &amp; Company and Ncube Burrow, the contractors for the Harare-Mvurwi-Guruve-Kanyemba Road project.
During this period, motorists approaching Harare Drive from Mazowe-Bindura Road are urged to use the following detour routes:
<ul>
<li>Harare Drive – Alpes Road – Churchill Avenue – E.D. Mnangagwa Road – Robert Mugabe Road</li>
<li>Harare Drive – Alpes Road – Churchill Avenue – Sam Nujoma Street – East Road – Cork Road – Leopold Takawira Street</li>
</ul>
Traffic originating from the CBD destined for Mazowe should use the following detour routes:
<ul>
<li>Samora Machel Avenue – E.D. Mnangagwa Road – Churchill Avenue – College/Alpes Road Harare Drive</li>
<li>Leopold Takawira Street – Cork Road – East Road Sam Nujoma Street – Churchill Avenue – College/Alpes Road – Harare Drive.</li>
</ul>
The following roads will remain open for localised traffic:
<ul>
<li>The Chase Road</li>
<li>Twickenham Drive</li>
<li>Pendennis Road</li>
<li>Upper East Road.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

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More Disruptions For Harare Motorists As Govt Closes Major Road

Some construction companies have reportedly abandoned road rehabilitation works along the Beitbridge to Harare and Beitbridge to Bulawayo roads over outstanding payments owed by the Government.
The <a href="https://newsday.co.zw/southerneye/local/article/200021576/govt-fails-to-pay-road-contractors">Southern Eye</a> reported that some of the contractors are owed several billions of dollars in local currency.
An official from one of the companies contracted to upgrade the Harare-Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway claimed that they were last paid before July 2023. Said the official:
<blockquote>
Road making is costly and there are daily expenses like fuel. We were last paid way back before the elections and we have since stopped.
We need fuels, oils, and building materials and without money road building won’t move.
</blockquote>
The Government engaged local contractors to carry out infrastructural projects after encountering challenges due to the country’s high risk and bad payment record.
When contacted for a comment by the Southern Eye, Transport and Infrastructural Development Ministry permanent secretary Joy Makumbe said:
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One of my team members will get in touch with you on this.
</blockquote>
However, the publication reported that they had not received a response from the ministry at the time of going to print.
In 2021, the Government launched the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Project (ERRP) after President Emmerson Mnangagwa had declared the country’s roads a national disaster.
However, some of the contracted companies have been accused of doing shoddy work.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

Roads Rehabilitation Stalls As Govt Fails To Pay Contractors

The contractor tasked with undertaking maintenance works on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway, Bitumen World Private Limited, says the work would likely be completed within 11 months.
Like the majority of Zimbabwe’s highways, the 400km Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway is badly damaged due to years of neglect.
Bitumen World’s chief executive officer, Andre Zietsman, told the <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/contractor-sets-deadline-for-byo-vic-falls-road-upgrade/">Chronicle</a> that they will be filling up potholes and doing some reconstruction work from Hwange to Victoria Falls.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the ZANU PF star rally at Ndangababi Primary School in Hwange East constituency last week. Said Zietsman:
<blockquote>
Our projection is to wrap up the emergency works in roughly about 11 months.
We will be filling up potholes and doing some reconstruction work outside Hwange town towards Victoria Falls because there are some sections there that have completely degenerated.
</blockquote>
He said his company was not given a contract to reconstruct the entire highway but theirs was only on emergency works.
Just over a week ago, Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) CEO Nkosinathi Ncube apologised to pertinent partners for the deplorable state of the road.
Ncube attributed the damage to the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway to haulage trucks that transport heavy cargo from the coal mines in Hwange, saying that the loads should have been transported by rail.
He also said that sustained maintenance of such infrastructure is a challenge due to the funding gap linked to the limited fiscal space.
The Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway is a strategic trade route on the regional north-to-south corridor, linking Zimbabwe with South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia as well as the DRC.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

11 Months To Complete Emergency Works On Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway - Contractor

The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) says it has disbursed over $33.8 billion to road authorities for maintenance and rehabilitation in the first half of the year.
ZINARA announced the figures in a disbursement schedule published on Sunday.
In an interview with <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zinara-disburses-34bn-for-rehab/">The Herald</a> on Sunday, ZINARA chief executive, Nkosinathi Ncube, said:
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From January to 30 June 2023, we have disbursed more than $30 billion to all the road authorities that we have in this country.
We are going to continue on this trajectory as we continue to strengthen our governance systems. As an organisation, we believe in transparency.
We urge our road authorities to timeously put their disbursements to use in order to preserve the value of the funds…
We observed that some road authorities at times struggle to come up with interim payment certificates (IPCs) and also face some contract management issues which delay their acquittal processes.
We, therefore, resolved to embark on continuous training programmes for our road authorities.
Our last workshop was in April and we will be resuming these trainings during the third quarter and last quarter of the year.
</blockquote>
Below is what each province received according to ZINARA:
<ul>
<li>Harare Metropolitan Province – $1.5 billion</li>
<li>Bulawayo Metropolitan Province – $752.4 illion</li>
<li>Manicaland Province – $561 million</li>
<li>Mashonaland Central- $416.5 million</li>
<li>Mashonaland East – $422.7 million</li>
<li>Mashonaland West – $634.2 million.</li>
<li>Masvingo – $253 million</li>
<li>Matabeleland South – $589.3 million</li>
<li>Matabeleland North $600.3 million</li>
<li>Midlands $773.7 million</li>
</ul>
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

ZINARA Says It Has Disbursed Over $30 Billion For Roads Rehabilitation

Bulawayo City Council has threatened to take legal action against individuals who fix roads without authorisation.
In a notice dated 26 May 2023, Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube reminded stakeholders that the law stipulates that the planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation and management of all roads under a local authority’s jurisdiction are its responsibility. He added:
<blockquote>
In accordance with section 53 of the Roads Act, Part IX, if any person does any act which he has not been authorised to do by the road authority concerned, the city may, by notice in writing, direct the person, at his own expenses and within such period as shall be specified in the notice, to restore the land to the condition in which it was before the unauthorised act.
If the person fails to comply with the direction within the period specified, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level four, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
The road authority may cause to be carried out such work as may be necessary to restore the land and may recover from the person concerned any expense incurred in the work.
</blockquote>
This comes as there has been a proliferation of illegal road rehabilitation in various parts of the city, with most of the illegal road rehabilitators asking for money from motorists.
In October 2022, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) raised concern over “dangerous and illegal acts” by some members of the public who were repairing roads using bricks and soil around towns. ZRP spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi said at the time:
<blockquote>
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has noted with concern the dangerous and illegal acts being conducted by certain individuals and groups on the roads around suburbs and towns in the country.
The individuals and groups purporting to be conducting road repairs through heaps of bricks and soil.
In the process, the flow of traffic is disturbed while the lives of these individuals are at risk. Some are even leaving heaps of soil and bricks on the roads while others remove the purported bricks and soil structures once payment has been received as they solicit for more payments or contributions from motorists.
The public is urged to report these individuals and groups to the Police as their activities are interfering with road safety principles.
The Police also cautions individuals who are moving with some wheelchairs and children and then wait at traffic lights (robots) to seek for donations or assistance from the public.
This is again interfering with traffic movements and endangering lives of the individuals.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police implores the public to be safety conscious on the roads and avoid disturbing the flow of traffic besides putting their lives at risk.
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

Bulawayo Council Threatens To Sue Individuals "Illegally" Repairing Roads

The Harare-Chirundu highway, which connects several southern African countries, is now dilapidated and has become a death trap, according to motorists who frequent the road.
The highway connects South Africa and Zimbabwe to Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania, among other countries, and facilitates trade in the region, reported The NewsHawks.
The state of the road now poses many problems for travellers which include damage to car tyres, damage to vehicles, slowing down movement and business, and increasing accidents.
Ronald Kabeta, a commuter omnibus driver plying the Karoi-Harare route, told the publication that driving on the road, especially at night has become a nightmare. He said:
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Of late, many travellers have been forced to park and sleep along the highway, especially when travelling during the night, after hitting dangerous potholes that are now a permanent feature along the way. The road is now dilapidated due to potholes and old lifespan.
The road is now badly dilapidated; it is now a death trap. It’s difficult to navigate. It’s really dangerous.
With the current rains which have filled the potholes and eroded the road, some cars have been left on roadsides due to tyre punctures, malfunctioning engines affected by water and damages by the road dilapidation.
</blockquote>
Chamu Gomo, a Karoi resident, has implored the government to repair the road as a matter of urgency. He said:
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It is no longer advisable to overtake during the night along that highway as you may plunge into a pothole filled with water.
The road has collapsed, causing disasters and we wonder if the government has plans to quickly fix this road urgently as senior officials use it when they visit Kariba resort town for meetings or holidays.
When driving at night, never try to overtake because cars in front of you will be blinding you from seeing the potholes.
Speeding is dangerous on a potholed road like the Harare-Chirundu highway.
</blockquote>
Kariba Tourism and Business Indaba administrator Cephas Shonhiwa said the bad state of the Harare-Chirundu highway is now negatively affecting tourism. Shonhiwa said:
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The Harare-Chirundu highway is now a big issue as it has been neglected for far too long. With the continued rains and potholes, our clients are badly affected.
A poor road network is one of our challenges as a sector. We are appealing to the government to act on repairing the potholes along the highway as we don’t have any scheduled flights from Harare to Kariba for business travellers.
Without scheduled flights to both Kariba and Chirundu, the only mode of travel is by road which is in extremely bad shape.
The tourism sector is suffering from cancellation of bookings due to the road that is not easily accessible.
This has a huge negative impact on economic growth in the sector.
</blockquote>
In early 2021, the government declared all roads to be a state of “national disaster”.
Soon after that, a second Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP II) was launched. | <a href="https://thenewshawks.com/harare-chirundu-highway-now-a-death-trap-as-zim-roads-collapse/">The NewsHawks</a>

"Harare-Chirundu Highway Now A Death Trap"

The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has condemned local authorities for shoddy work on some road rehabilitation projects that are undertaken using funds disbursed by ZINARA.
In a statement, ZINARA also chided local authorities for overcommitting or signing contracts that are way above the resources allocated. ZINARA said:
<blockquote>
Another area of concern noted by ZINARA in 2022 was the low quality of work by some local authorities.
There is a need for local authorities contractors to ensure sustainable quality work because the resources that ZINARA has are limited compared to the work that needs to be done on our roads.
Analysis of the 2022 disbursement statistical data, ZINARA noted that some local authorities overcommitted and entered contracts that were way above their allocations.
Going forward, ZINARA urges the local authorities to budget within their allocations and ensure timely acquittals of disbursed funds.
This is prudentially important in terms of value preservation of their allocated funds.
</blockquote>
ZINARA has unveiled ZWL$93 billion towards road rehabilitation and maintenance this year while over ZWL$30 billion was disbursed to local authorities last year.
According to the latest funding disbursement report issued by ZINARA on Sunday, 22 January 2023, Harare Metropolitan Province received the highest funding of $1.73 billion in 2022.
Matabeleland region, which includes Bulawayo and sister provinces of Matabeleland North and South, got a combined total of $1.24 billion.
Matabeleland North Province received $422.9 million, with Victoria Falls receiving the highest amount of $120.8 million for road rehabilitation and maintenance under the urban councils’ category in the province.
Umguza Rural District Council got the lion’s share among rural local authorities in Mat’ North Province. It received $70.9 million. | <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/zinara-blasts-councils-over-shoddy-jobs/">Chronicle</a>

ZINARA Condemns Local Authorities Over Poor Workmanship On Road Projects

The government has suspended all road projects in Midlands Province until the completion of investigations into what officials have described as an over-pricing racket that is bleeding the economy.
This comes amid reports that some service providers pegged their prices based on black market exchange rates as high as $2 000 to the United States dollar.
The speculative exchange rates have been blamed for causing exchange rate volatility and subsequent exorbitant price hikes.
In an interview with State media on Tuesday, Midlands provincial roads engineer Denis Mupfurira said:
<blockquote>
The Government has suspended all road projects in the Midlands as it embarks on value-for-money investigations aimed at fighting the pricing racket that is bleeding the economy.
… generally, we have the US$7 million Boterekwa Road dualisation, and the Mberengwa Centre-Mataga Road construction among others that have been suspended pending the value-for-money investigations.
All projects running will have to be reviewed because there was generally overpricing being done and this is not good for the economy.
We are not saying all projects or tenders were being inflated, but most of them and soon we will able to know which ones will proceed and which ones will need retendering after the investigations by the Government.
</blockquote>
In September this year, it emerged that the Parliament of Zimbabwe was billed US$10 000 per laptop, which is way above general market prices for laptops.
In another overpricing incident, a 2kg pack of chicken was claimed to be worth US$30 against market prices of a maximum of US$6. | <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/government-suspends-all-road-projects-in-midlands/">Chronicle</a>

Govt Suspends All Road Projects In Midlands Province

The City of Harare has closed a number of roads to facilitate the installation of street lights.
In a public notice, Harare City Council acting Town Clerk Engineer Phakamile Moyo said motorists who use the targeted roads should seek alternative routes. He said:
<blockquote>
Proposed temporary closure for supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of street lights infrastructure at the following site: Corner 7th Street from Corner Samora Machel to Churchill on September 15 to Saturday, September 24.
Kenneth Kaunda to Samora Machel from 27 September 2022 to 10 October 2022.
Samora Machel corner Rekai Tangwena-Enterprise Road from 29 September to 15 October 2022.
</blockquote>

Harare City Council Closes Some Major Roads Temporarily

Local authorities have complained that they are unable to fix roads due to lack of funds which are being garnished by Zimra. The authorities contend that Zimra  keeps raiding their accounts taking funds ear marked for road rehabilitation. The local authorities are pleading for immunity from Zimra garnishee orders.  Local authorities have been facing a lot of heat for their failure to maintain roads.
Mutasa Rural District Council (RDC) chief executive officer Edward Pise spoke to <a href="http://source.co.zw/2017/01/zimra-garnishing-road-repair-funds-councils-seek-immunity/">the Source</a> and said:
<blockquote>We understand that the country is facing economic challenges and in need of revenue but our problem is that as councils, Zimra is garnishing our accounts. They are garnishing our accounts as soon as Zinara disburses funds for roads. This has become a huge challenge,
If this continues unresolved, we would be unable to attend to the roads that the funds are meant for. So we are pleading with the Minister (of Transport) to engage his counterparts in government so that Zinara funds are immune to garnishee orders.</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://source.co.zw/2017/01/zimra-garnishing-road-repair-funds-councils-seek-immunity/">The Source</a>

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