Motorists hail govt for the opening of Second Street Extension Road

Harare- Motorists have hailed government on the official opening of Second Street Extension Road which was under rehabilitation.

Exodus & Company and Fossil group were the contractors.

Exodus & Co was contracted to work on the 3,7 km stretch from Nemakonde Way to Harare drive while the remainder of the 6,5 kilometres was given to Fossil and will be open to traffic Thursday afternoon.

A site visit showed a hive of activity as Fossi staff were on their toes sprucing up ahead of the road opening expected to be graced by top government officials.
The Second Republic has put infrastructure development on top of its agenda and attention has been directed towards roads rehabilitation and construction.

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The Government, through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, recently accelerated roads construction and maintenance for the main highways.

Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona last week led a delegation to open the road to traffic.

He was accompanied by Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Charles Tawengwa, legislators from the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport Infrastructural Development led by Cde Tichaona Karumazondo, Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association (ZBCA) president, Dr Tinashe Manzungu and the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Engineer Joy Makumbe, among other senior Government officials.

This Thursday the stretch done by Fossil leading to Westgate will be opened for traffic.