By Esona Magawana.
IProjekthi kaMasipala weNgingqi yase-Kouga yezigidi ezingama-R200 yokulungiswa kwendlela yokuphucula nokugcina uthungelwano lwendlela yetha yommandla imiselwe ukuqaliswa ngokusesikweni ngenyanga yoMsintsi 2025.
Eli nyathelo liphawula utyalo-mali olukhulu ekulungisweni kweendlela olwakhe lwenziwa ngumasipala ngaphambili kwaye liza kubona ukuphuculwa kweendlela kuzo zonke iidolophu zaseKouga kule minyaka izayo.
Umda weprojekthi iyonke yi-126.04 yeekhilomitha yeendlela zetha phantse isiqingatha sayo yonke indlela yetha yaseKouga eyi-295.5km iza kuphuculwa ngezigaba ezine. Apho kuyimfuneko, iziseko ezingundoqo zamanzi eziphango nazo ziya kuphuculwa ukuqinisekisa ukuba ziya kuhlala ixesha elide.
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, i-64.26 yeekhilomitha zeendlela sele iphinde yatywinwa ngemali kamasipala ukusukela ngo-2020, kunye ne-49.67 yeekhilomitha eyongezelelekileyo echongelwe ukuphuculwa kwexesha elizayo.