(HERALD) Councils wait for bitumen to start repairing roads
Councils wait for bitumen to start repairing roadsLOCAL authorities in Zimbabwe are anxiously awaiting distribution of bitumen recently acquired by Government to start repairing roads that have been damaged heavily by the heavy rains, an official said yesterday.
Zimbabwe Local Government Authority President Mr Fani Phiri said the local authorities expected the bitumen to be distributed without further delay to enable them to commence road maintenance.
Transport and Communications Deputy Minister Mr Hubert Nyanhongo last week said the Zimbabwe National Road Authority had acquired large amounts of bitumen to distribute to road authorities, including the Department of Roads.
Mr Nyanhongo said the bitumen was sufficient to cover all provinces and that work had already started on some major highways.
Mr Phiri said local authorities expected ZINARA to consult them when they distribute the bitumen to ensure fairness.
He said councils expected ZINARA to use the method it had always used when allocating them funds from fuel.
Local authorities were allocated funds basing on the number of kilometres of road under their jurisdiction.
Government established ZINARA to administer the five-percent levy paid by motorists for every litre of fuel they purchased at service stations.
ZINARA had not been earning much from the levy in recent years, as the country had not been importing large quantities of fuel due to shortages of foreign currency. — New Ziana.
Labels: BITUMEN, COUNCILS, ROADS, ZIMBABWE, ZINARA
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