AshokeKahroo of Engineers International Company who are charged with designing the road said the feasibility report has been submitted to the Ministry of Works. "Now we are busy with the environmental impact assessment consulting with the residents of the affected village where the road will pass," Kahroo said. From Mmamashia, the road will pass between Matebele and Oodi villages to Malolwane. Land, grazing areas and other property would have to give way for the construction of the road that includes two bridges. Kahroo said the owners of the properties would be compensated accordingly.
Construction of the road will take two years. Besides the 50km Mmamashia-Malolwane road, there will be minor roads leading to11 the nearby villages of Oodi, Matebele, Modipane, Mokatse and Dikwididi. The construction of the road comes at a time when major development projects such as the construction of the College of Applied Arts and Technology and the Sub-Land Board offices are taking place in Oodi. Meanwhile, the current road between Mmamashia and Malolwane which passes through Oodi and Modipane will be maintained to patch-up the potholes.
