DODOMA, Dec. 15 -- THE Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that a section of road was constructed below standard in the Makaravati area, Kongwa District, along the Dodoma–Gairo trunk road.

Responding to the reports, TANROADS emphasized that the road section in question is not part of the completed works but rather a trial section constructed in accordance with professional procedures prior to the commencement of full-scale road construction.

Speaking in Dodoma Region, the TANROADS Resident Engineer for Dodoma, Elisony Mweladzi, said the 300-metre-long section was deliberately built for testing purposes before the final asphalt layer is applied, a practice that is sta...