BULAWAYO City Council (BBC) on Thursday embarked on a pavement refurbishment exercise using the recently introduced retention fund, Southern Eye has learnt.
BY ALEXIS SIBANDA
Ward 1 councillor Mlandu Ncube said the project was not part of the Rapid Results Approach and was aimed at resealing about 100 slabs in the central business district (CBD).
“As ward 1, we will be utilising our 3% retention fund to repair pavements which are in a dire state. We want to improve them and ensure that residents can easily access them. Most of our pavements have potholes making it hard for businesses to operate,” he said.
“Currently, we have $10 000 and it is aimed at improving the pavements in the CBD.”
Ncube said BCC had engaged 12 community workers who were resealing slabs between 4th Street and Herbert Chitepo Street, 10th Avenue and in front of Pick n Pay Hyper.
Recently, BCC in partnership with community groups, unclogged drainage pipes in the CBD in preparation for the rainy season.
Ncube urged residents to desist from littering and place litter in designated places.
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“Roads and pavements speak volumes about the state of an area, hence, we want to ensure we improve the state of the city,” he said.
“Bulawayo residents have previously complained of impassable roads, which pose dangers to them during rainy seasons and, thus, we have embarked on repairing all those.”
