Ditshabue pleads for upgrading of Corridor 13 road

The Bakgalagadi ba Namibia Traditional Authority based at Corridor 13 in the Aminuis Constituency of the Omaheke Region has appealed for an upgrade of the road that connects their settlement to Aminuis. Chief Hubert Ditshabue told Nampa yesterday that the condition of the 40 km road connecting these two places has deteriorated to such an extent that driving there has become a nightmare. Although Corridor 13 attained settlement status a few years ago, developments there are often hindered by the bad condition of the road. “Driving along this road is almost impossible. The whole road is riddled with potholes, and a person can hardly drive above 40 km/h along it. As such, we appeal to those in charge to either upgrade this road to better standards, or at least send out regular maintenance teams to grade the road,” the chief said. The Bakgalagadi leader said most of his subjects, who are largely concentrated in the Corridor area, are cut off from the rest of the constituency as only a few vehicles dare drive along the road to Aminuis. “My people would also, like any other resident of Aminuis, want to access services and goods offered in Aminuis, but it has proven to be a cumbersome process for them. “Many of them are poor, and rely on the goodwill of those with motor vehicles to take them along to Aminuis – something which does not happen often,” he said While welcoming the planned tarring of the Gobabis-Aminuis road, Ditshabue said it would make more sense to at least make the road to Corridor 13 driveable. The tarring of the Gobabis-Aminuis-Aranos road is expected to start in January next year. The C 22 road to Aminuis has for long been a source of concern to motorists due to its current state, which has made travelling along the road a cumbersome and often dangerous undertaking. Corridor 13 is situated some 200 km south-east of Gobabis, and 60 km east of Aminuis.