Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Construction of Njombe-Makete road project underway

DAILYNEWS Reporters in Dodoma
Deputy Minister for Works, Transport and Communication, Eng Edwin Ngonyani.
DEPUTY Minister for Works, Transport and Communications, Eng Edwin Ngonyani, has said the construction of 109.4 kilometres at a tarmac level of Njombe-Ndulamo-Makete road will start this financial year.

He was responding to a main question by Lucy Mlowe (Special Seats - CCM), who wanted to know when the construction of Njombe-Makete road at tarmac level will undertaken. He said that his ministry through the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS) has completed a feasibility study undertaken by M/S Crown Tech Consult Limited.
Eng Ngonyani said the government has set aside 19bn/- for the construction of the construction of the road through development budget this financial year.
Reacting to Lolensia Bukwimba (Busanda-CCM) on the renovation of the Bukondo Bay which is in bad shape, the Deputy Minister said the work is set for 2017/17 financial year.
He said this year, the government through the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) in 2016/17 financial year will conduct geotechnical survey and bathymetric survey and the detailed design before the official renovations.
However, he said, they are planning to hand over Geita municipal council a land area to be used a port including construction of state of an art Bukondo bay.

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