Works Ministry acquires Cold Milling Machine for road repairs: Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday morning launched Government’s latest acquisition for the ministry—a Cold Milling Machine. A press release from the ministry said that machine is used to remove layers of asphaltic surface and will aid in the ministry executing its road upgrade and rehabilitation in a speedier manner. Edghill said before the machine was purchased, the ministry would pay about US$12 a square metre from private suppliers, hence the decision to get a cold milling machine for the ministry. Farm Supplies won the bid to provide the machine. In handing over the machine to the ministry’s Special Projects Unit, the minister urged the utmost care. “Make sure that our operators operate in the confines of the manuals and that we get the best out of this,” he was quoted as saying. Edghill added that as government builds roads, those roads would require maintenance after some time. “So, the greater number of roads you build you have to also develop your capacity to maintain those roads,” he said. (Ministry of Public Works’ photo)
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