Construction of the US $41m Namalubi-Luhonono road project in Namibia has been completed. Roads Authority chief executive officer (CEO) Conrad Lutombi, announced the road is now open for traffic.
The road project began in 2015 with the aim of linking the floodplain areas that were constantly cut off from government services during floods and rainy seasons. Works on the 52km road which links links Luhonono to Katima Mulilo was done by Namibian company Nexus Civils. Phase one of the project from Namalubi to Isize was completed in 2019, and has been open to traffic.
“The Namalubi-Luhonono road project was one of the challenging projects considering the fact that it is the first project to be constructed in a floodplain area. Also from experience, when we open traffic roads, there will always be traffic fatal accidents. It is, therefore, important that the drivers take precautionary measures not to speed, but to observe the speed limit allowed in the country,” said Lutombi.
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Accessibility to the entire eastern floodplains
“We are also happy the project was completed within the approved budget. We really grateful to our government for using such a large investment to enabled us to contribute to the social aspiration of the people, especially those living along this road,” he added.
The road will provide accessibility to the entire eastern floodplains in the Kabbe North and South constituencies, and also enable easier access to neighbouring Zambia. Meanwhile Mr. Lutombi said a contractor is already on site to commence work on the Impalila Island road, Lutombi. The aim is to link Impalila Island to the rest of Namibia via Kasika
“Our next project is to move to Nakabolelva and Kasiku to unify that part. Due to the experience in constructing in floodplains, we feel that in terms of the alignment, it is more on high land,” said the CEO.
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