The National Road Administration (ANE) has expressed its interest in taking full control of the revenues from fines imposed on drivers by the traffic police, which are currently managed by the National Road Transport Institute (INATRO).
According to the newspaper Noticias, the proposal was revealed this Tuesday (27) during a seminar at the Maputo International Fair (FACIM) by the head of ANE’s Road Safety Department, Daniel Machaie.
On the occasion, Machaie explained that ANE is in talks with INATRO to develop a model for using this revenue for permanent maintenance of the country’s main roads. ‘Excessive vehicle loads have accelerated road degradation, which makes it necessary to invest in infrastructure such as weighbridges to control and mitigate this damage,’ he emphasised.
The source also pointed out that the revenue collected from fines, if controlled by ANE, could be directed towards critical maintenance works, such as those carried out on National Road Number 1 (N1) between Xinavane and Incoluane, as well as the construction of bridges.
The seminar was organised by Fundo de Estradas (FE) and Rede Viária de Moçambique (REVIMO) to discuss issues relating to the road sector, such as the importance of load control for preserving road assets and the challenges of financing transport infrastructure in Mozambique.
The event provided a more in-depth view of the state of the country’s roads, highlighting the causes of rapid degradation, strategies for raising funds to expand the network and the positive results of road concessions.
