Bulawayo City Council Got 'Only' $1 Million From ZINARA For Road Rehab

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) received an allocation of just over $1 million for rehabilitation of the city’s road network. The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration Authority (ZINARA) last month disbursed funds for the rehabilitation of roads in the city. The City Council considers the allocation paltry due to the fall in the value of the bond note against the United States dollar. A report by the town, lands and planning committee reads in part

The chamber secretary advised that at the beginning of every year council submits a road plan to Zinara. The plan included the targeted roads for that particular year. Priority had been given to main roads (those used to connect area by public transport).

Allocation for this year had been outstanding for a long time and the expectation was that had it come earlier, much could have been done. With the prevailing economic challenges, little would be done because the money had lost value. She confirmed that priority roads would be attended to first.

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