KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) has awarded 49 road maintenance contracts worth more than 846 million afghanis to private construction companies in various provinces this year, with work already under way.
MoPW spokesman Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas said in a post on X that the contracts, awarded during the current solar year 1405, were worth a total of 846,485,934 afghanis.
He said the projects included road repairs and reconstruction, gravel surfacing, road development and widening, resurfacing, installation of guardrails and reconstruction of retaining walls, bridges and culverts.
Haqshenas added that the ministry had 83 road maintenance projects under way in 1405, including those carried over from the previous year and newly contracted projects. Work on them was progressing at different stages across the provinces.
He said completing the projects would strengthen the country’s transport infrastructure, improve road conditions and facilitate vehicle movement. They would also ease the transportation of commercial goods and help prevent further road deterioration.
According to Haqshenas, 37 road maintenance projects worth a total of 1,271,743,819 afghanis had been completed during 1405.
He said the projects were aimed at improving travel safety and preventing further damage to roads.
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