Mr. Speaker, the Ministry of Transport and Public Works has been allocated the second largest share of the proposed Development Budget amounting to three billion, one hundred and seventy million Pula (P3.17 billion) or 15.09 percent.
The budget will cater for the following on-going major roads projects; Output and Performance Road Based Contract of Mmankgodi-Jwaneng and Rakhuna-Mabule; Mulambakwena-Tshesebe; completion of upgrading of 3 Grades Intersections of the KT Motsete Drive at Btv, Rainbow and Game-City circles; as well as final payments for Gaborone-Boatle dual road.
Mr. Speaker, the proposed budget allocation will also cater for the construction of the following roads through either the conventional method or the Development Manager Model: Mmandunyane-Shashemooke-Borolong-Chadibe-Mathangwane; Mogoditshane Gabane-Mmankgodi; Boatle-Lobatse; Palapye-Martins Drift; Nata-Kasane; Makalamabedi-Motopi; Nata-Maun Reconstruction; Francistown-Nata Reconstruction; Maun-Mohembo Reconstruction; and Mmathethe-Bray-Werda.
Further, the construction of Rasesa-Artesia and Palapye-Tonota roads will be undertaken through the PPP model in place of the Francistown-Nata and Maun-Mohembo roads. The proposed budget also covers new projects namely Goodhope-Kgoro-Gathwane; Molepolole Bypass; Medie-Lentsweletau and Modipane-Mabalane.
Mr. Speaker, in addition, other projects to be undertaken will include Airport Maintenance and Improvements of Surveillance of Botswana Airspace as well as Martins Drift Bridge, Optimization of the Dry Port in Walvis Bay and Development of Inland Dry Ports. Further, bankable feasibility studies will be conducted for Mmamabula-Lephalale and Mosetse-Kazungula Railway Lines.
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