Midlands Bureau
REDCLIFF Municipality has started the rehabilitation of Zisco Road at a cost of about $300 000, as it moves to improve service delivery in the Kwekwe satellite town.

Town clerk Mr Gilson Chakauya said the rehabilitation work will see the resealing of the road and installation of 20 street lights which start from Redcliff Turn-off along Harare-Bulawayo Highway.

“The contractor who won the tender is on the ground and has started the rehabilitation work. They have started resealing after which they will install 20 street lights to the tune of $298 443. The road is very important to us as it links Redcliff to the Harare-Bulawayo Highway. It is also our busiest road in this local authority,” he said.

“The rehabilitation was necessitated by the need to spruce up our image and improve on service delivery as we anticipate the reopening of the former steel giant, Ziscosteel, under this new political dispensation.”

Mr Chakauya said council had also requested funds from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration for the rehabilitation of Rutendo Road which was now in a sorry state.

“We will then be left with one huge project in terms of road maintenance which is Rutendo Road. It’s also busy and we hope Zinara will release funds to that effect,” he said.

Mayor Councillor Freddy Kapuya said council will install solar-powered street lights on other roads to protect motorists and pedestrians from muggings at night.

He said scores of residents had been mugged at Redcliff turn-off and along other roads which do not have street lights.

“The Redcliff turn-off at the moment is dull since there is no eye-catching signage and the road is now in a bad state. So, we hope the rehabilitation of the road, street lighting and improved signage will benefit the local authority and investors as well,” said Clr Kapuya.

 

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