Construction of roads ‘not cheap’
More than N$3.2 billion has been allocated to the works and transport ministry for the 2024/2025 financial year.
During his budget motivation last week, minister John Mutorwa said Namibia is a very big country with a relatively small population, adding that the construction of roads has never been cheap, and never will be.
“It is the government’s firm and principled belief that roads must facilitate socioeconomic, cultural and trade development.”
Mutorwa said the country’s roads must unite and connect Namibia to neighbouring countries in Southern African Development Community, Africa and beyond.
“Equally, roads must connect our country’s regions, constituencies, villages, towns and farms. Roads must obviously facilitate free movement of services, people and goods.”
According to the minister, there are a number of both ongoing and planned road projects in various regions that “must not be disrupted or stopped due to funding issues”.
Mutorwa said these include the Aminuis-Leonardville-Stampriet road, the Umugulugwombashe-Tsandi road, the Nakabolelwa-Kasika road, the Divundu-Muhembo road and the Henties Bay-Uis-Khorixas-Kamanjab road.
Other projects include the following roads: Ncaute-Karukuvisa-Kanovlei, Epukiro-Eiseb Block, Ndiyona-Djaradjara-Kadjara-Cwiba-Khaudum, Shikerete-Tsumkwe, Tsandi-Onesi-Epalela, Grootfontein-Tsumkwe, Gobabis-Tallismanus, Onyati-Onyuulaye-Onkumbula and Omuthiya-Elambo.
Mutorwa said several programmes fall under his ministry, including: Infrastructure development, roads infrastructure, maritime infrastructure development, airports infrastructure; railway network development; public works and public property/asset management. The construction, rehabilitation and upgrading of government garages nationwide also resort under the works and transport ministry, he said.
During his budget motivation last week, minister John Mutorwa said Namibia is a very big country with a relatively small population, adding that the construction of roads has never been cheap, and never will be.
“It is the government’s firm and principled belief that roads must facilitate socioeconomic, cultural and trade development.”
Mutorwa said the country’s roads must unite and connect Namibia to neighbouring countries in Southern African Development Community, Africa and beyond.
“Equally, roads must connect our country’s regions, constituencies, villages, towns and farms. Roads must obviously facilitate free movement of services, people and goods.”
According to the minister, there are a number of both ongoing and planned road projects in various regions that “must not be disrupted or stopped due to funding issues”.
Mutorwa said these include the Aminuis-Leonardville-Stampriet road, the Umugulugwombashe-Tsandi road, the Nakabolelwa-Kasika road, the Divundu-Muhembo road and the Henties Bay-Uis-Khorixas-Kamanjab road.
Other projects include the following roads: Ncaute-Karukuvisa-Kanovlei, Epukiro-Eiseb Block, Ndiyona-Djaradjara-Kadjara-Cwiba-Khaudum, Shikerete-Tsumkwe, Tsandi-Onesi-Epalela, Grootfontein-Tsumkwe, Gobabis-Tallismanus, Onyati-Onyuulaye-Onkumbula and Omuthiya-Elambo.
Mutorwa said several programmes fall under his ministry, including: Infrastructure development, roads infrastructure, maritime infrastructure development, airports infrastructure; railway network development; public works and public property/asset management. The construction, rehabilitation and upgrading of government garages nationwide also resort under the works and transport ministry, he said.
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