Government has approved P772.4 million for the urgent maintenance of six targeted sections of the A1 highway as part of efforts to address the state of Botswana’s backbone road infrastructure.
President Duma Boko announced during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the funding will cover the Ramatlabama–Lobatse, Lobatse–Boatle, Rasesa–Masama, Dibete–Mahalapye, Palapye–Serule and Serule–Tonota sections.
Meanwhile, construction is ongoing on three major road sections: Francistown–Nata (200km) and Nata–Gweta (100km) along the A3, as well as the 64km Nata–Pandamatenga section of the A33. Boko further revealed that Botswana currently has 15 road maintenance projects across the country, with average implementation progress standing at 67%.
The earliest projects are expected to be completed in October 2026, while the latest are scheduled for completion in December 2027. Government has also awarded contracts for nine additional road maintenance projects, which are at their initial stages of implementation.
The projects are expected to rehabilitate more than 300km of trade routes across the country
