Construction works on the Rwandan side of the proposed Gatuna One-Stop Border Post will be completed by the end of next month, a top official has said. “We are in the final touches,” Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, the minister of state for transport, told The New Times on Monday. “We hope the remaining work will be completed by the end of next month.” In March, the Government closed Gatuna border to heavy vehicles allowing only light traffic to use the crossing as construction works began in earnest. However, there are concerns that completion of the Rwandan side of the border infrastructure won’t necessarily mean that the new facility will start serving its purpose immediately because not much progress has been made on the Ugandan side. “Completion of works is one thing but functioning is another altogether,” Uwihanganye said. “For One-Stop Border Post to function, it has to be both sides. So, what about the other side?” The project is being funded by the Government of Rwanda, with local firm NPD Cotraco the contractor. When The New Times visited the border post on Monday, workers were mostly involved with the finishing aspects such as levelling the compound, fixing the drainage system, planting grass, among others. A site supervisor told this newspaper that the remaining work may take about three weeks to complete. “I would say we are over 90 per cent done,” the engineer said on condition of anonymity because he’s not authorised to speak to the media on behalf of his employers. Works on...
Works on Gatuna one-stop border post near completion
Posted on: May 29, 2019
Posted on: May 29, 2019