The new Minister of Public Works, Colonel Andrianatrehina Ndriamihaja Livah, made his first ever public outing in Maevatanana and Mahajanga last weekend.
He saw firsthand the state of advanced degradation of the roadway and the national road infrastructure which serve several axes including that towards the RN6, in the North zone.
Repair work on the section of road in Maevatanana, just at the entrance to the city, near the Total gas station, will begin before March 20, according to the minister. This, within the framework of the emergency works which require very quickly a repair, in front of the threatening risk of total cut of the way.
“Several black spots on the RN4 require emergency work, especially in Maevatanana. Year-round stagnant water continues to attack the national road. A large deep hole is observed. This situation completely disrupts the traffic, thus the delay of the bush taxis, the wear of the parts of the vehicles and so many other problems. The works are included in the framework of the CERC project (the contingent emergency response component) and the sustainable development of the road sector project (PDDR) financed by the World Bank. Work will begin no later than March 20. The treatment of black spots and the rehabilitation of national roads, namely that of the RN2, RN6 and RN7, will be completed around October,” promised the Minister of Public Works.
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The most devastated portion, in Mahitsy, in the Analamanga region, will not be left out. It will also be urgently rehabilitated. In addition, the repair of the road divided in two in Anjiajia, at PK 378 and PK 434+700, due to cyclone Cheneso, causing a major traffic disruption for more than two months, has already started two weeks ago. .
A marked improvement in the condition of the track is observed today. The Chinese company Zhongmei, which won the contract on the site and along the RN4, is in full action.
The road is raised and access to the earthwork no longer poses a problem for private vehicles and heavy goods vehicles.
However, when the detour to the left of the cut road is in place, hard aprons will be created because a river runs nearby. Moreover, the strong floods carried away the national one last January. In parallel with the visit to the Anjiajia crossing, the ministerial delegation visited Andranofasika, a place of piles of sand that completely obstruct the roadway at PK 449 and PK 450.