Spaghetti junction behind schedule

Spaghetti road construction
Spaghetti road construction

FRANCISTOWN: The Francistown business community is outraged at the delay in completion of the Thapama interchange road popularly known as the ‘spaghetti road’.

Contrite Ministry of Transport and Communications officials informed the commuinty Saturday  that the construction of the spaghetti is significantly behind schedule. The interchange is currently at 39.7% against the planned 60.5% status while the Francistown-Tonota dual carriageway that was supposed to have been completed late last year, is 89% complete.

The city’s captains of industry expressed their imaptience with the tardiness of contractors as they had anticipated the roads to ease traffic flow and help attract potential customers to their businesses.

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