The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) has unveiled ambitious plans to roll out tollgates on all Roads Authority roads currently under construction, saying the move is critical to raising the money needed to keep Malawi’s road network in good condition. RFA Public Relations Manager Masauko Ngwaluko said tollgates have already proved to be a game changer […]
A bridge along the Mangochi-Makanjira road collapsed on Sunday, went down with a heavy duty tipper with its cargo. The Kalanje Bridge collapse rendered the Mangochi-Makanjira road impassible. There were no injuries. This is a fourth bridge to collapse along the road this rainy season alone. Roads Authority spokesperson Portia Kajanga says a contractor has […]
The only reliable, Mzuzu-Karonga M1 road is impassable after culverts at Enukweni between Mzuzu and Bwengu in northern district of Mzimba collapsed due to heavy rains, rendering it impassable to motor vehicles. Roads Authority spokesperson Portia Kajawa, however, said they have already identified a contractor, Chivundo Civil Engineering for rehabilitation. She said, meanwhile, people should […]
Roads Authority (RA) chief executive officer Engineer Emmanuel Matapa has said as suggested by Vice-President Saulos Chilima, they will engage Plem Construction Limited on the need to improve the Chikwawa-Chapananga-Mwanza Road project. Chilima described as substandard works and ordered the redesigning of the first completed 10 kilometres (km) of the 140-km road. The Vice-President, who […]
Road Authority (RA) has said capacitating a government institution in road construction will have positive results in the near future. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Emmanuel Matapa made the observation Sunday when the Vive President Saulos Chilima toured the newly constructed Ntcheu–Tsangano-Mwanza road. He said the engagement of Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Engineers Battalion was in […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has come gun blazing on Road Authority (RA) for reporting lies to the public that they have finalized certain roads yet nothing has happened on ground. Through its corruption whistle-blower initiative, HRDC has since written the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to commence investigations. In its letter to ACB Director Reyneck […]
Roads Authority (RA) says completion of the Area 18 Clover leaf Interchange initially planned for July may be pushed to August due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which has affected work on the site. In an interview, RA spokesperson Portia Kajanga said the contractor, Mota-Engil, is adhering to Covid-19 precautionary measures which has affected […]
The Roads Authority (RA) has confirmed that part of the Mzuzu-Karonga M1 road has been affected by a landslide, following heavy rains the northern region has experiencing. The road has particularly been affected at Mbuta, approximately 125 km from Mzuzu and 100km from the lakeshore district of Karonga. RA Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Emmanuel Matapa […]
The Roads Authority has temporarily closed the M5 road at Lingadzi Bridge near Chikwawa Trading Centre in Salima. According to Roads Authority, Lingadzi Bridge is about 29 kilometers from Kaphamtenga in Salima and 73 kilometers from Nkhotakota. In a press statement signed by chief executive officer Emmanuel Matapa, the authority says the closure is due […]
At least 16 classroom blocks at Chimutu primary school in Lilongwe are set for demolition next week to pave way for a new round about at Area 18 as the K4.9 billion parliament-Bingu Stadium road takes shape. Officials from the Roads Authority visited the school on Wednesday to appreciate how the demolition will take place. […]
Malawi Roads Authority (RA) and World Bank who is the financier of a 60km Thabwa-Chitseko-Seven Road Project in the Lower Shire have confirmed the suspension of a road project following reports that the contractor identified by Malawi government, China Railway No.5 Engineering Group Corporation, is in contractual breaches bordering on sexual Harassment and Gender Based […]
A social commentator has said the government should leave the naming of public infrastructure to parliament or any other independent body. Emily Mkamanga, a MzuzuUniversity based social commentator said the current arrangement whereby traditional leaders can make the decision is prone to abuse. This follows Paramount Chief Kawinga’s pronouncement that that tax-payer funded Liwonde-Mangochi Road […]
Officials from Roads Authority say the new Thuchila bridge on Midima road will be ready by August. Spokesperson for the authority Portia Kajanga said the contractors, Fargo, have assured the Roads Authority that the new bridge will be ready for use in time as per their agreement with the government. “The old bridge has outlived […]
Malawi police has brushed aside reports that the fire that has gutted Thuchira Bridge was caused by a mentally disturbed person who had set fire under the bridge to warm himself. People around the area where the bridge has been burnt said a mentally challenged person sleeps underneath the bridge and usually uses fire to […]
Roads Authority has temporary closed the Midima Road, a short route from Limbe to Mulanje, as a wooden bridge has been burned to ashes believed to be accidentally by a person with mental illness. Spokesperson for the authority Portia Kajanga said engineers are already on site to rehabilitate the bridge. “We are advising motorists to […]
Roads Authority has reiterated that it will not compensate families living within Chiringa-Muloza road reserve whose property might be destroyed as works have commenced to upgrade the 45 kilometre road to bitumen standard. The Project’s implementing Agency, Roads Authority Board Chairperson, Brown Mpinganjira said this Saturday in Mulanje District during an interface meeting with traditional […]
Roads Authority has expressed concerns on the removal over sign posts along the Parliament– Bingu National Stadium dual carriage way. Public Relations Manager for Roads Authority, Portia Kajanga expressed the concern Friday in Lilongwe during stakeholder’s consultative meeting on Health, Safety and Environment. She noted that despite being a new road some people have already […]
Huge misunderstanding emanating from compensation to be given to residents whose fences and houses will be demolished due to the construction of Area 23, Kamuzu Barracks road have led to the delay of the project by almost 10 months, Nyasa Times understands. The project which is part of the government initiative to improve road network […]