Africa-Press – Angola. Motorists driving along the National Road (EN)-210, which connects the city of Mbanza Kongo to the municipality of Nzeto, province of Zaire, were concerned this Monday with the advanced state of degradation of this section road of approximately 230 kilometers.
Some motorists complained about the constant breakdowns in their means as a result of the holes and craters that appear along this national road, inaugurated in 2012.
They defended an urgent intervention by the competent authorities, especially in those points considered more critical, pending a thorough work.
António Domingos, a truck driver, who makes the Luanda/Mbanza Kongo/Luvo route, spoke of the increase in travel time which increased from eight to nine hours, due to the poor condition of the same road.
The 42-year-old citizen often transports various goods in a containerized truck, bound for the Luvo border market, which is 60 kilometers north of the city of Mbanza Kongo.
In this driver’s opinion, the progression of the holes, in some points, could definitively compromise road traffic in this strategic access route to the country’s capital, Luanda.
He pointed out the sub-sections that connect the commune of Kinsimba to the municipal seat of Tomboco, as well as the Casa da Telha to the bridge over the Mbridge river as being the most critical.
Alfredo Tomás de Oliveira, also a truck driver, lamented the constant mechanical breakdowns of his truck on this road, which raised operating and maintenance costs.
He regretted the absence of repair work on this important section that links the cities of Mbanza Kongo and Luanda.
Simão Augusto, a mini-bus driver, said he had spent the night on that road three times, due to the breakdown of his vehicle for transporting passengers.
He justified the premature degradation of the Mbanza Kongo/Nzeto road due to the high volume of trucks, loaded with various goods, that circulate on it and are destined for the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
By the way, he defended the creation of tolls to control the tonnage of each means that circulates in this road section and in others existing in the region.
In order to address the matter, presss tried without success to listen to those responsible for the National Roads Institute of Angola (INEA) in the province.
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