Truck Overloading Costs Malawi K1.2 Billion per Kilometer as Roads Face Premature Collapse

Malawi’s road infrastructure is under siege, with truck overloading causing devastating damage that costs the country up to K1.2 billion (USD 700,000) to repair just one kilometer of road, according to the Roads Authority (RA). Engineer Willard Kaunde, RA Director of Planning and Development, revealed the staggering figure today during a high-level monitoring visit at […] The post Truck Overloading Costs Malawi K1.2 Billion per Kilometer as Roads Face Premature Collapse appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.


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