Death Roads: Govt Fails to Fix
25 November 2015
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Government Fails to maintain death roads By Tinoonga Mawere, Masvingo| The government has conceded failure to maintain death roads across the country amid fears of escalating cases of road carnage during the festive season .
The Minister of Transport Communication and Infrastructure Development Joram Gumbo, who was in Masvingo for a stakeholders’ meeting at the Civic Centre, conceded government failure to upgrade the death roads due to lack of resources. It was revealed Masvingo province had only one grader expected to cover a 4000 km stretch of road networks.
The Harare Masvingo highway has been officially termed the killer highway following a series of fatal accidents along it. The highway is the connection route for Southern Africa linking South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and DRC.
The accidents have been attributed to the poor state of roads and hundreds of people have lost their lives due to the bad shape of the country’s roads. “We are trying to come up with a strategic plan to rehabilitate the roads but it needs extra efforts from stakeholders. The government has no funds at the moment,” said Gumbo.
The District Development Fund says the province alone requires at least three graders to rehabilitate the roads and it is understood the government road maintenance equipment is virtually grounded due to lack of proper service. With the festive season approaching, there are fears there could an increase in road accidents worsened by the rain season since most of the country’s roads have outlived their lifespans.
The Beitbridge -Chirundu dualisation project has also been stalled by lack of funding and corruption.

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