Govt releases K25m for Kitwe-Chingola road

Sat, 26 Nov 2016 14:06:55 +0000

THE Government through Ministry of Finance has released K25 million to pay two contractors working on the Ndola-Kitwe dual carriageway and the Kitwe-Chingola road on the Copperbelt.

Kitwe district commissioner Chanda Kabwe said the Ministry of Finance had decided to pay for the construction of the roads whose works had stalled.

Mr Kabwe said Sino-Hydro who are working on the Kitwe-Chingola dual carriageway  have done much of the works.

Mr Kabwe was speaking in Kitwe yesterday when he inspected the  state of the new road in Kitwe.

He said the Kitwe-Chingola road was of vital economic importance because it was going to neighbouring DR Cong0.

Mr Kabwe said the Kitwe-Chingola road had contributed massively to the economic development of Zambia because most of the goods and services being transported to the North-Western Province and DRC used the same road.

The district commissioner expressed satisfaction over the progression rate of the works on the Ndola-Kitwe dual carriageway by China-Jianxi who will resume the works in the coming week.

Mr Kabwe said Government attached great importance to the improving of the road network especially on the Copperbelt.

He said the Government would release more funds on the viable economic roads such as the Chingola-Kitwe, Ndola-Kitwe dual carriage way and other important roads in the country to help boost the economy.