Government has approved P772.4 million for the urgent maintenance and rehabilitation of six targeted sections of the A1 highway as part of efforts to restore the country’s backbone road infrastructure.
President Duma Boko announced during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the funding will cover maintenance works along the Ramatlabama-Lobatse, Lobatse-Boatle, Rasesa-Masama, Dibete-Mahalapye, Palapye-Serule and Serule-Tonota sections.
The planned works include asphalt overlay, rehabilitation, resealing and road marking across several stretches, including Palapye-Serule (58km), Rasesa-Artesia (55km), Dibete-Mahalapye (87km), Serule-Tonota (58km), Lobatse-Boatle (45km) and Lobatse-Ramatlabama (52km).
Road marking will also be undertaken along the 14km Lobatse Bypass.
Meanwhile, construction works on the Francistown-Nata (200km), Nata-Gweta (100km) and Nata-Pandamatenga (64km) roads are at various stages of implementation.
Boko further revealed that Government currently has 15 road maintenance projects underway nationwide, with average progress standing at 67%.
The projects are expected to be completed between October 2026 and December 2027.
Additionally, nine road maintenance projects have been awarded and are at the initial stages of implementation, targeting the rehabilitation of more than 300km of trade routes across the country.
