{"id":9712,"date":"2022-10-07T04:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?p=9712"},"modified":"2022-10-06T19:20:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T19:20:17","slug":"minister-mijak-regrets-poor-road-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/minister-mijak-regrets-poor-road-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Mijak regrets poor road network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Taban Henry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Minister of Roads and Bridges, Simon Mijok Mijak expressed regrets of poor roads connecting the country\u2019s capital Juba to the rest of the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This came during the launch of the transport need assessment report for South Sudan on Wednesday which assessed South Sudan in terms of transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement to the media after the launch, Minister Mijok apologized over the inconveniences of poor roads connectivity across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have seen in May 2020, the road has been washed out by the heavy rain, yes, we are aware of what is happening to the road users and I must take an opportunity on behalf of the ministry, it is my duty to give the apology of that inconvenience it is not intended but the ministry is trying its best to intervene,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mijok\u2019s was reacting to the washing off of a section of the Juba-Terekeka-Rumbek Highway that was first poorly designed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a very critical season for the ministry of roads and bridges as we have been witnessing heavy rains and the country is located geographically in the valley. The volume of water comes from the highlands of Congo massively, the same from the highlands of Ethiopia and the great lakes region. It affects the roads asphalt, even the gravels roads,\u201d he underlined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister underscored that they have already started with Rumbek and Mvolo putting more equipment saying though they don\u2019t have equipment at their disposal as a ministry but they work through contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe modalities for maintenance and rapid intervention is not there but we are trying through the road authority of South Sudan to get in more equipment for intervention\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe situation that is going on along Juba-Mundri, Maridi, Yambio road the same to Juba- Terekeka, Yirol, Rumbek from Rumbek to Wau is the same situation,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The road and bridges minister stated that if they are to see massively most of their road transport connects from East Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is the situation we are in but hopefully it will be cleared as you have seen the road have been launched for asphalt but the cash flow as you know our parliament was deliberating on the budget and on top there is insecurity,\u201d he said \u201cWe have lost some road users and contractors along the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mijok appealed to the communities to also help the government in terms of security as for construction materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have challenges but I hope people are now beginning to understand as to why they have to contribute marram,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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