The National Roads Administration in Zambezia estimates at a little over 145 million meticais the needs for emergency works in the critical sections in the current rainy and cyclonic season.
According to the delegate of the National Road Administration in Zambezia (ANE), Jorge Govanhica, a survey of the critical roads has already been completed and the contractors are in place to intervene if necessary.
Cited by Noticias, Govanhica said the measure aims to avoid interruption of road traffic, especially in districts with high agro-fisheries and tourism potential. The contingency plan contemplates eight main roads, over 1200 kilometers, namely Milange-Molumbo-Magigi, Zero-Morrumbala-Chire, Bive-Maganja da Costa-Mocubela-Pebane, Malei-Maganja da Costa, Mugeba-Maganja da Costa, Malei-Maganja da Costa, Milange-Mongwè and Gilé- -Ligonha.
Zambézia province has a road network of 4490 kilometers and 70% of it is vulnerable to cuts, destruction of the platform and collapse of bridges during the rainy season. At this moment, there is still no normal flow in the mentioned stretches, which is stimulating the economy in the rural areas, ensuring the cleaning of aqueducts, ditches and cutting of tall grass.
Meanwhile, 450 kilometers of roads will be intervened as of October this year in Zambézia province, in order to improve road traffic.
In this regard, the delegate of the National Road Administration in Zambezia confirmed that part of the stretches will be covered with asphalt and others will have the earth floor strengthened with new technologies, to resist calamitous events.
The road rehabilitation program is part of the "Promove Transport" project, launched late last year by the President of the Republic in Nampula. The program covers the provinces of Zambezia and Nampula, which have the largest road network in need of intervention in order to improve the transport of people and goods.
The rehabilitation and expansion of the Quelimane-Nicoadala-Namacurra road, with a length of 70 kilometers, in an investment of more than 3.2 billion meticais financed by the Government and the World Bank, is currently underway.