TellZim Reporter
Masvingo City Council has lamented what it terms ‘poor workmanship’ on roads that were repaired under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) 2 around the city.
The local authority has since resolved to engage the Provincial Roads Engineer over the matter for intervention.
In the minutes of the Public Works and Planning Committee meeting held on June 9 2022, the committee highlighted the need to install road signage and speed humps on roads which were recently rehabilitated to combat over speeding.
“The Committee noted with concern the poor workmanship on some roads which were rehabilitated under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP 2). The town Clerk was instructed to raise the concerns with the Provincial Roads Engineer.
“The committee further highlighted the need to install road signage and speed humps particularly for roads which were recently rehabilitated to combat over speeding” read the minutes.
Though the minutes did not specify the roads which were poorly done, they indicated that three contractors namely Tensor Systems, Jadecon Engineering and Ablexon Pvt Limited were contracted for the programme.
According to the minutes, Tensor system had recorded the following progress for resealing on Dindingwe Street (100 percent), Mharapara (100), Glentor Street (60 percent).
Ablexon Pvt Limited is in process of graveling Nyadzonya which is currently at 50 percent, Zana and Jiri streets which are at 80%.
Jadecon Engineering Company is doing Dambiro Street which is at 90 percent and is yet to start upgrading of drainage system in town whose commencement has delayed due to lack of funds.
“For in-house road maintenance activities, it was reported that 20 km of roads had been marked and 15,000 m3 of gravel stockpiled for spot dumbing and re-gravelling activities with routine maintenance activities done for Garwe Street (250 meters) and Zuva Street (112 meters) for de-silting of drainage,” read the minutes.
Quite a good number of roads maintained as part of ERRP have been reported to be of poor quality with residents at some point in time questioning the logic behind continuing with same contractors blamed for poor workmanship.
