Dondo - Residents in Cambambe, in the province of Cuanza-Norte, request speed in the rehabilitation of the bridge over the Mucoso river, which was partially destroyed on February 25th, as a result of the heavy rains that fell in the region.
This situation led to the closure of the Dondo/Luanda section, affecting the free movement of people and goods.
According to some citizens by ANGOP, the ban on road traffic is creating many constraints on the lives of residents and the socioeconomic situation of the district.
The reduction in traffic particularly affected tourism, one of the main sources of income for the city of Dondo.
The 4 de Fevereiro square, located on Avenida da Marginal, a tourist place and a food court, is empty.
Resident João Correia defended speed in the work to replace the bridge, to avoid the degradation of the economic situation of families and companies that depend, for the most part, on commerce.
Antónia Correia, owner of the Dona Mina stall said that the situation is very worrying due to the fact that she has difficulty paying four employees and at the same time supporting her family who depends daily on her sales.
Before, she said, she served between 25 and 30 customers a day, today the average is between three fo five.
Lilí Domingos Faustino, another entrepreneur, had to lay off some employees.
For Conceição Domingos, a used clothing seller, in addition to the lack of customers, there are also difficulties in purchasing merchandise in Luanda.
Initially, work to replace the bridge was scheduled to take 20 days, but due to the pluviometry load in the province, work is progressing with hiccups.
The company Noráfrica, in charge of the works, is carrying out soil and granite replacement work to compact the bridge's safety structure.
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