Onyati-Onkumbula road redesign commences

NAMPA

2025-02-17

ONKUMBULA, 28 January 2025 - Seventy-three young people from various villages in the Oshikoto Region have been employed to debush the areas along the 70-kilometre gravel road between Onkumbula and Onyati. (Photo by: Gabriel Tomas) NAMPA

OMUTHIYA, 17 FEB (NAMPA) – The redesigning of the frequently used gravel road between Onyati and Onkumbula, which has been washed away, has started.
Dreams Engineering consultant, Simon Shikokola, confirmed to Nampa on Monday that they visited the 70-kilometre road last week to assess the situation and they have started with the redesign this week.
“We are busy with the design of the road, which will take up to eight weeks,” he said.
He added tha...

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