Advances made in rebuilding road to Ponta de Ouro – Mozambique

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Advances made in rebuilding road to Ponta de Ouro – Mozambique

8:08 CAT | 14 Dec 2016

File photo / A view of Ponta de Ouro beach

The road between the towns of Boane and Bela Vista, in Maputo province, has been rebuilt and tarred, as part of the same project that includes the suspension bridge over the Bay of Maputo, linking the centre of the Mozambican capital to the outlying municipal district of Katembe.

The Minister of Public Works, Carlos Bonete, opened the newly tarred road to traffic on Monday, according to a report in the independent daily ‘O Pais’.

When the project is concluded, it will be possible to drive from Katembe to Ponta de Ouro, on the border with the South African province of Kwazulu-Natal, on tarred roads. So far 28 kilometres have been tarred on the stretch from Bela Vista to Katembe, and 13 kilometres on the stretch from Bela Vista to Ponta de Ouro.

“We will be able to have everything done next year”, said Bonete. “We are making good progress, and, even though some of the work is complex, we will be able to complete it within the time envisaged”.

The current rainy season will not compromise construction, he insisted. “Any contractor must take rain into account”, said Bonete. “During these months, we are seeing rain that is lower than normal. In the coming months we may have above normal rain, but there are always several fronts to the work, where they can work in such a way as not to come to a halt, and to comply with the calendar.

The Maputo-Katembe-Ponta de Ouro road is 185 kilometres long, and 109 kilometres will be rebuilt or rehabilitated. On the road to Ponta de Ouro, bridges over five rivers (including the Maputo and Tembe rivers) are being erected. Bonete said these bridges are now almost completed.

Source: AIM