Staff Reporter
THE Ohangwena Region will have seven new gravel roads, while an equal number of existing gravel roads will be upgraded to bitumen standard, according to the region’s Roadmap Master Plan.
The planned roads will be constructed during a five-year period, from 2025 to 2030.
The list of new roads and road upgrades, which was compiled by the Ohangwena Regional Council in September 2023, was recently at the centre of discussions during the Ohangwena Roadmap Master Plan meeting at Eenhana.
The roads, ranked by the Regional Council as “priority,” are meant to extend the region’s already fairly extensive road network, covering all twelve constituencies and connecting the region to neighbouring regions.
The recent Roadmap Master Plan meeting was attended by officials from the Ministry of Works and the Roads Authority.
The seven gravel roads slated for upgrading to bitumen standard before 2030 are:
- Elundu to Okankolo
- Oshigambo to Ondobe
- Ondobe to Oshikango
- Okongo to King Kauluma via Oshiti shaHaihonya
- Onawa to Ohailulu
- Oshandi to Oshiwada via Embaxu
- Oshidute to Omhalapapa via Omundaungilo
The planned new gravel roads are:
- Onepandaulo to Ongha, Onambutu, Omwiimbi, and Odjele
- Epembe to Omuhongo, Onduludiya, Oshidute
- Enyana to Olukula
- Oshaango to Epembe via Onamugolo
- Oupili to Onkumbula
- Omundaungilo to Omboloka, Oshikome, Oshuudiya
- Oidiva to Ekonghola via Ekoka
Photo: MICT Ohangwena Regional Office
