SSKIA to be completed this month

The Airport was initially supposed to be completed in 2010. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The Airport was initially supposed to be completed in 2010. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The multi-million-pula expansion project of the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA) will be completed this month (March) after works were suspended for three years.

The Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology Nonofo Molefhi said a new company, Stefanutti Stocks Botswana, was engaged to complete the P550million expansion project following failure by Chinese construction company, Sinohydro to do so.

A junior projects estimator at Stefanutti Stocks, Totego Mongweemang, confirmed that the company began its repair works at the airport in July last year and that it will complete in March this year.

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