Chinese, American companies battle over road construction in Vurra.

Chinese, American companies battle over road construction in Vurra.

By Robert Ariaka Yiti.

Arua. September 19, 2012.

The Vurra Customs road construction been done by Tramicon Picture By Robert Ariaka.

Two construction companies from the powerful countries of China and America are fighting over the construction of Vurra customs roads in Vurra County Arua district.

Tramico, a construction company from America and CICO, a Chinese company are battling over the road from Odia-Nyadri to Vurra customs. Trouble sparked when the American company Tramicon won a mining contract in Democratic Republic of Congo and was transporting its machines through the dilapidated road from Odia-Nyadri to Vurra customs to Congo.

The bad condition of the road prompted the American company to seek permission from Arua district LG to grade the road to help their machines move easily to avoid damage on the road which is in a grave condition with full of pot holes.

Tramicon which is already transporting heavy mining equipment’s to DRC but the bad the transporters complained of the bad condition of the roads and seeked for permission form Arua district LG to grade the road.

Tramicon deployed road equipment’s including one grader, wheel loader, bulldozer, tipper lorry and a pickup which machines are already working on the road.

The American company started maintaining the road on Sunday from Vurra customs heading to Odia-Nyadri since the district gave them a period of 10 days to grade the road at their own expense as they willingly accepted to work on it for the purpose of transporting their machines to DRC.

This move by the American company to improve on the condition of the road did not please the giant Chinese Company CICO which won the contract of tarmacking Vurra Arua Koboko Oraba road which President Museveni recently launched its construction.

The Chinese company CICO the official road contractor was provoked to start a spot improvement on the road where the road is in a worse condition on the same road.

Our snoops learnt that, Tramicon has already graded the road up to 5km form Vurra customs to Odumi where Vurra county headquarters is located.

According to security heads in Vurra border post said the grading of the road by tramicon is in good faith but will not breach the official contract of CICO. The GISO vurra Felix Obitre Ndema said confirmed to this paper that, their role as security leaders is to ensure that the road is worked upon.

Recently the Japanese Ambassador to Uganda H.E Kazua Minagawa described Ugandan roads worthy and fit for body massaging.

Minagawa who said his travel from Kampala to Arua on the termark road was fair but it turned terrible as he crossed from Odia Nyadri to Logiri girls. He said the road was full of pot holes which are fit for body massaging like massaging machines in the gyms.

The road connecting Arua town from Uganda Congo border has become impassable with uncountable pot holes which are more dangerous during heavy down pours.

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