The construction of the Maputo Circular road tolls is delayed and there is a high risk that the defined deadlines will not be met. They were supposed to start operating in July or August, but the work is far from over. Since the construction of the four toll roads on Maputo’s Circular road began, it has never been known how much the infrastructure costs, let alone the deadlines for completion of the works, because none of them (the tolls) was placed a sign with such indications. Even without these elements, the PCA of the Mozambique Road Network (REVIMO) had guaranteed that the tolls would be in operation between the months of July and August, but the works on the ground belie the words of the person in charge, as they are still far from the end. The Mozambique Road Network, concessionaire for the Maputo Circular road and the Maputo-KaTembe bridge, has never been open to the press to address issues relating to the toll works, but what is certain is that there are only two weeks to go before the deadline set by the Network. Road and, until then, we can only wait for the completion of the works. Even though it has always been closed to the press, REVIMO was forced to lower its guard and clarify the fees to be applied on tolls and went public to explain that motorists will pay only one toll and they will be given a password for free access to others. The amount to be paid is not yet known, but motorists praise the method of payment. “If we are to pay only one toll, the initiative is welcome, because it would be suffocating for us to pay at all tolls,” said Valentim Nhantumbo , a user of the Maputo Circular road, supported by Valentim Vasco who believes “there was a feasibility study to reach such a conclusion”. Should have a discount of up to 40 percent of the amount to be paid. “This will alleviate us, because we are regular users of this road. So, paying the same amount every day would be unsustainable”, said Helena Afonso, a user of the Maputo Circular. Incidentally, this initiative is not even new in Maputo, she says David Mabote. “This is what is done in many tolls. The motorist who uses the tolls with some regularity receives discounts on the amounts he pays. Those in Maputo province and KaTembe proceed in this way”, cited some examples the user of the circular. why to build four tolls, which will only be paid for one, in an interview with “O País”, a few months ago, the PCA of the National Road Fund said that the idea is to capture as many road users as possible, since the Maputo Circular is open and has many accesses.Source:O País
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