GCC needs P1.7bn for roads revamp

Bumpy affair: The capital's roads are largely riddled with potholes
Bumpy affair: The capital's roads are largely riddled with potholes

At least P1.7 billion is required to spruce up and maintain the city’s roads, with the cash strapped Gaborone City Council (GCC) currently at sixes and sevens about where that funding will come from.

City mayor, Kagiso Thutlwe said the longer the problem remained unresolved, the more money would be eventually required for the project.

“Unless these are addressed sooner rather than later, we run the real risk of encountering significant cost escalations,” he told Mmegi yesterday. “We need to come up with innovative strategies on how to access sources of funding by treating these as distinct, individual and specific projects.”

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