Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Susan Sikaneta has called on the Road Development Agency, RDA, to scrutinise plans of road contractors before they start working on any road project.
The Permanent Secretary says lack of close monitoring of road contractors in the
past has resulted in poor workmanship on feeder roads and bridges in rural areas.
Ambassador Sikaneta said this when she inspected the bridge which collapsed in 2005
on the Chongwe river which connects Gotagota area of Kamabale ward in Chiawa.
She said government cannot continue paying contractors huge sums of money for works
which are below standard.Â
Ambassador Sikaneta has since directed the provincial roads engineer to urgently
erect a temporary bridge on the river to enhance the movement of people in the area.
And Kambale area ward councillor Charles Mandika said people in the area are ready
to work with government in putting up the bridge.
