GCC to pay millions as another road sinks

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The Gaborone City Council (GCC) is expected to spend more millions in rebuilding the new Lobatse road between the Nokia traffic circle and the Game City traffic lights.

Some sections of the road are beginning to show signs of surface shifting, as did the Nokia Intersection two years ago. The road surface at Nokia traffic lights was redone last year, three years after the construction of the road was completed.

Attempts to get a comment from the City Clerk, Agnes Seragi have not been successful as a questionnaire sent three weeks ago has still not been answered. Mmegi's enquiries on the issue centre on where the responsibility falls in terms of footing the bill for any reconstruction done.  Is it the contractor or the council? It would also have been interesting to know if the GCC is aware that there are sections of the road shifting away.

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