Hi All,

According to the Lesotho News Agency, Lesotho recently M248,000,000
(USD 92,917,400)  into their transportation budget.  The mountainous
state is completely surrounded by South Africa, and doesn't have much
more than a few two-lane arterial roads throughout its landmass.  An
exception to that statement is the A1 dual-carriageway inside the
limits of its largest city and capital, Maseru (pop. 180,000).  The
road widens to four lanes and actually hosts an interchange not far
from its border crossing w/ South Africa.  An illustration of this
dual-carriageway can be found at http://tinyurl.com/y9es2u .

The funding shows promise for the Mountain Kingdom, as certain southern
African states (e.g., Zimbabwe) experience massive inflation and
shrinking budgets.  Looking forward, Maseru's A1 may serve as a
template for other roadways throughout Lesotho.

The Lesotho News Agency has an online presence at
http://www.lena.gov.ls/ , though its uptime has been largely sporadic
today.

Cheers,

Carl Rogers
"Adding human experience to highway enthusiasm"
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