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Madagascar begins works on first motorway

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Authorities in Madagascar have began works on the nation’s first motorway linking the capital, Antananarivo, to Tamatave, the nation’s financial hub and largest port.

Egyptian firm Samcrete will likely be accountable for the 4-year challenge for a price range of practically $1 billion.

“The freeway will enable us to alleviate the congestion of the nationwide highway quantity 2 as a result of in reality it’s estimated that the site visitors will likely be multiplied by 5 within the subsequent three years. So it is going to be insufferable for the nationwide highway quantity 2 to deal with this additional site visitors”, mentioned Public Works Minister of Madagascar, Jerry Hatrefindrazana.

The challenge has sparked controversy amongst the inhabitants. Farmers are one group notably affected.

“We’re in the course of the rice transplanting interval, proper in the mean time when our rice fields will likely be destroyed. And we have now been ready for the state to take motion for us farmers. In all of the speeches, no official spoke in regards to the farmers”, complained farmer Roland Edie Rakotodramasy.

Others, like trainer Pauline Ramialisoa, stay satisfied in regards to the general advantages.

“Visitors will likely be quicker, vehicles is not going to use a lot gasoline, and the transport of products from inside and outdoors will likely be extra fluid”, she mentioned

One of many Egyptian corporations concerned within the challenge, EGAAD, confused the environmental benefits of the brand new infrastructure.

“This freeway that may hyperlink the capital to the primary port, the financial hub of the nation, will ease numerous issues, decreasing an 11-hour journey to a 2.5-hour journey. It would assist to scale back CO2 emissions by 25 to 30%”, claims EGAAD group president, Reda Boulos.

The primary stage of the challenge is scheduled to be accomplished by the tip of the president’s mandate in 2023.

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