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Freeman Razemba

Senior Reporter

A temporary culvert on a detour along Chambara River a few kilometres before Honey Spruit in Mashonaland East Province was yesterday swept away by rains, resulting in a haulage truck being stuck while traffic was redirected back to the main road.

The culvert will be reconstructed soon, a day’s work, with Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona yesterday noting that a crane has been organised to move the truck stuck in the culvert.

“It’s just a wash away of a temporary culvert on the detour and traffic has been redirected back on the main road. In the meantime, Fossil Contracting has organised a crane to move the truck stuck on the culvert. As soon as the water subsidises, they will fix it and it’s a day’s work,” said Minister Mhona.

Government has so far rehabilitated more than a third of targeted roads under the US$400 million Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) launched in March this year by President Mnangagwa.

ERRP2 is a countrywide initiative premised on roads being networks that promote beneficial social and economic activities by ensuring a smooth flow of goods and services.

Road construction falls under the National Development Strategy 1 in the infrastructure cluster, and roads are regarded as key economic enablers in line with the attainment of Vision 2030 and of an empowered upper middle income society.

The Government has so far spent over $1 billion on road rehabilitation, gravelling and drainage structuring as part of the Second Republic’s desire to ensure development that leaves no one and no place behind.