Road authorities uneasy as more rains approach

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Two bridges collapsed conasectively in Moshupa recently

Authorities in charge of maintaining the country’s roads are keeping anxious eyes to the skies, as the country’s network is expected to come under severe pressure from the forecast of heavy downpairs.

Transport and Communications permanent secretary, Elias Magosi said the heavy rains across the country were posing major challenges to the national road network.

On Monday, Magosi told journalists that the rains had already damaged parts of the network and this would continue through the rest of the season. The ministry is responsible for just over 18,000 kilometres of the road network, with 6,400 kilometres of this being paved.

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