China-Africa: China’s Sinohydro rebuilds road in Bié province (Angola)
Cuito, Angola, – The Public Works Director of Bié province in Angola, João Marques Banco said Tuesday in Cuito that over 1,000 kilometres of roads would be rebuilt in the province over the next few years.
Speaking to Angolan news agency Angop, Marques Banco noted that after the refurbishment of roads, a further 1,500 kilometres of secondary and tertiary roads would be rebuilt, in a project co-funded by municipal authorities and the Local Management fund.
Marques Banco said he was satisfied with the road reconstruction programme and noted that asphalting of the Cuito-Chitembo road was progressing well and that base and sub-base work had been completed on the Cuito-Andulo and Calussinga section (Kwanza Sul).
He said that work was going well on the Andulo-Nharea contract, in the hands of Chinese company Sinohydro.
He also added that on the 78-kilometre Kuito-Kamacupa road, in the hands of the Clamar company, work was also progressing satisfactorily.
The road reconstruction programme in Bié province involves constrution companies, Empresa de Terraplenagem e Pavimentações (Paviterra), Clamar, Monte Adriano and Sinohydro, amongst others. (macauhub)
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