 Interview
 The Office of Roads received new equipments
We are witnessing the gradual arrival of new equipment of the Office of Roads since August. Offered by the head of state Joseph Kabila, these equipments are intended to build and maintain roads in the country. The Office of roads had never received such a new equipment for 37 years, said Lobo Kwete, Managing Technical Director and the office,
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DCI: With these equipments, what can we expect compared to the national reconstruction program?
LOBO KWETE: Today with the arrival of new equipment and the experience we have, we can speak of a renovated office and we have all assets to build beautiful roads. For this purpose, we thank President Joseph Kabila for providing these new materials to Office of Roads intended for road construction in the country.
The Office of roads has an extensive program across the country, indeed after completing the great work of Matadi Road with the World Bank’s support. This work continues with Afritech Company which is working in SONA BATA. Still with the World Bank’s support we completed other sites on Bandundu Road, from Kenge to Kikwit and from Kikwit to BAtiamba.
DCI: What is exactly the Office of roads going to do throughout the provinces?
LK: Today the Office of Roads, in partnership with the World Bank is working in the province of Equateur on the road Libenge-Zongo, Libenge-Boyabo, Gemena-Akula.
In Oriental Kasaï, we have just completed work between Mbuji Mayi and Kananga, and we are currently working to fight erosion in Mbuji Mayi, and we have inaugurated with the Chinese, asphalting work of the road Lubumbashi-Kasenga.
Under the partnership with the Chinese, we have started asphalting the road Beni-Komanda. This is an important road in regard to services to the city of Kinshasa.
We also are working on the road of Gidinga. With support from the European Union, we have also rehabilitated many ferries including Kasongo, Simi-Simi and Kisangani, the aim is to rehabilitate several other ferries.
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