Minister Jappie pleased with progress on Liwonde-Mangochi Road project

Malawi’s Transport and Public Works Minister Jappie Mhango says he is impressed with a remarkable progress on the Liwonde-Mangochi Road.

Aligning huge tonnage precast beams on Nkasi Bridge at Ulongwe
Finalised section fo the Liwonde- Mangochi Road
Minister Jappie Mhango addressing the media

He was speaking when he toured the project on Wednesday afternoon this week.

The 75 kilometre road is part of the Nacala Development Corridor that connects Malawi with its two neighbours Mozambique on the eastern sea shore and Zambia on the west.

“I am very impressed with huge amounts of work done so far since I was last here,” Mhango told journalists.

He said the contractor Mota Engil has demonstrated huge amounts of effort and ability to recover the lost time to prolonged rains that ate much time of setting up.

“The company has trebled its effort here. The amount of work going on is huge. A lot of drainage being finalized. As government we want to encourage them to keep up the pace,” he said.

The company is approaching the works in three fronts from Mangochi Town, at and around Ulongwe and most part of Liwonde area has been bitumised.

About 35kilometres of the total 75kilometres has been tarred.

Roads Authority officials commended Mota Engil for profession workmanship on the project.

“We have seen great works on culverts and huge works on the two bridges. This is very commendable,” said Matapa, Chief Executive Officer of Roads Authority.

Mota Engil has committed to finalize the project by end of this year.

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Samuel
Samuel
6 years ago

Ukakhala nyumba yopanduka maso owonera umakhala nao koma osaona, makutu omvera umakhala nao koma osamva, YEREMIYA 12:2 GOD BLESS MUTHARIKA. GOD BLESS MALAWI.

Manzo
Manzo
6 years ago

Chilima Ali mmadzi.boma ilo

Agenda Setting Theory
Agenda Setting Theory
6 years ago
Reply to  Manzo

why? Is it about Chilima? Its about Malawi. Leaders come and go. This money has not come from anybody’a pocket.

Chilima
Chilima
6 years ago

You are right APM is doing well

Agenda Setting Theory
Agenda Setting Theory
6 years ago

Ndiye muziti boma silikupanga chitukuko

pathfinder
pathfinder
6 years ago

Palibe akuchita comment pa nkhani yabwinoyitu? Koma akanakhala kuti alengeza kuti ndalama yasowapo pa project imeneyi ndiye anthu ambiri akanatukwana mochititsa manyazi. Apapa ndaona kuti ambiri omwe amakomenta nkhani za umbaza ngakhale palibe umboni weniweni nawonso ndi mbava baasi. kumakhala kusilira kuti -anzao akukoka iwo mpata okokawo alibe. Mapwala anu ndithu achina ma units.

Noxy
6 years ago
Reply to  pathfinder

Very right typical of jealous people they don’t give a credit where it is due.Only look for faults but honestly a lot is being done in Malawi in terms of development on myopic ones can’t see because they are obsessed with jealous.

Chilima
Chilima
6 years ago
Reply to  pathfinder

Iwe ndiye wanena bho

#DzukaniAmalawi
#DzukaniAmalawi
6 years ago

I am no civil engineer but can already see that this road won’t last another RSC before we see potholes. This is the gripe I have with DPP govt. always looking for shortcuts

Noxy
6 years ago

That’s why you are not a Civil Engineer self defeat in engineering thinking,ask Engineers will tell you the strength of that structure and it’s life span.

Wa DPP
6 years ago

This is what Malawians wants thanks to government but that still more you must stop to steal our money.So far the money stolen could have been used for more than ten roads in this country. Please DPP we beg you please stop stealing our money

Anzijo
Anzijo
6 years ago

Recommended job..Jeep it up

Anzijo
Anzijo
6 years ago

Recommended job

Duncan
6 years ago
Reply to  Anzijo

This is one of the many ways this stinking so called government steals money.
They have inflated the figures for additional works.

Shupiti zanu

Chilima
Chilima
6 years ago
Reply to  Duncan

Wabodza iwe this is donor funded. Gwape

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