Government to spend $6.5 billion to build roads Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:01 South Sudan >>> .The national government has revealed its ten-year roads development plan that will see more than 12,000 kilometers of roads built for an estimated 6.5 billion USD.
The Minister of Roads and Bridges, Gier Chuang Aluong, on Tuesday said his Ministry plans to complete the road construction by 2022. The Minister says though all roads are important, the government's priority is to construct the road between Juba and Ramciel. Ramciel is the proposed new location for the nation's capital. Gier cited vegetation as a major challenge to construction and maintenance. "The roads have been taken up by vegetation and the erosion has taken part of the roads and the roads have become very narrow," said Aluong. He also listed insecurity, price fluctuation of raw materials, land mines, inexperienced contractors and inadequate funds as the other major challenges and obstacles towards the successful completion of the project. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
