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INFRASTRUCTURES * WORLDWIDE
* ASIA - Vietnam - Tolls for potholes is going a bit too far, commuters say
Dong Nai,Vietnam -Look at Vietnam, by by Thanh Nien -21 Aug 2009: ... "Right after the station charges me, I will run on to the miserable road", said truck driver Tran Danh Vinh referring to the Lang-Hoa Lac Street. He described it as ugly and dusty. " It's unacceptable that the city collects the toll and leaves the road that way" ... Commuters on a national highway section between Dong Nai Province and Da Lat Town feel they are victims of daylight robbery as they pay up at three toll stations... Several of them have called Thanh Nien saying they accept the toll as there's no other way to get to their destinations, but strongly feel that the 230 kilometers of National Highway 20 needs to be improved drastically to ensure traffic safety... One of the stations for collecting the toll is located in Dong Nai and the other two in Lam Dong Province where Da Lat is located... We must pay to travel on potholes. That's awkward! one commuter told Thanh Nien on the phone... The road is so bad that putting up toll stations is like mugging travelers... Work is dragging on in Lam Dong Province to repair and expand the section, causing constant traffic jams and affecting the livelihoods of those along the road... It's common to see a long line of trucks and cars often a few kilometers long stuck on the road for two to three hours... (Photo: Booths of a toll fee station on National Highway No. 20 in Lam Dong Province)AFRICA * Kenya - Kibaki commissions work on city bypasses
Nairobi,Kenya -The Standard, by Beauttah Omanga -21 Aug 2009: -- Presiden Kibaki commissioned construction of bypasses to ease traffic on Nairobi roads... The President said the Eastern and Northern bypasses would cost Sh8.5 billion... He, however, expressed disappointment with some State parastatals and companies for contributing to road damage by failing to enforce the law. He singled out Kenya Pipeline Company and cargo companies for clearing overloaded trucks ferrying goods from Mombasa port... The minister said all structures in areas earmarked for road expansion would be pulled down... The construction of bypasses is being funded by the Chinese Government, which will foot 85 per cent of the total cost... Chinese Ambassador, Deng Hong Bo, said his government would ensure quality work... (Photo from farm3.static.flickr: Kenya's highway)
AFRICA * Rwanda & Burundi - Demand TRL privatization deal be scrapped
Rwanda & Burundi, Africa -This Day -21 Aug 2009: -- Rwanda and Burundi are pushing the Tanzanian government to terminate the exclusive rights held by Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES) to manage Tanzania’s railway infrastructure... The two neighbouring countries fear that the rights held by RITES, courtesy of the controversial Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL) privatization deal, undermines the construction of a trans-boundary railway line from Tanzania through Rwanda to Burundi... The project is scheduled to begin before the end of this year... (Photo from seat61: Tanzania mwanza)
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