Government is impressed with the good workmanship on the Kasempa/Kabompo road turn off.
Works and Supply Minister, Kapembwa Simbao, said government expects good quality
works to be done on all other road projects being undertaken countrywide.
Mr. Simbao said government expects contractors to undertake the works to the
expected standards.
He was speaking today after inspecting works on the Kasempa/Kabompo Road turnoff
undertaken by Belga Construction Company.
Works on the road have progressed following the release of K18 billion out of the
K20 billion budgeted for the project in this year’s budget.
The minister, who expressed happiness for the co-operation his ministry has received
from the ministry of finance as regards the disbursment of resources for various
road projects, expressed optimistic that the remaining K2 billion would be released
before the end of the year.
He disclosed that government would next year begin prioritizing raods in order to
ensure consistence in the disbursement of funds to facilitate the completion of
projects on schedule.
He stated that the ministry of finance have had problems in releasing money because
of a number of projects that are runing at the same time.
He said with the prioritizing of projects, government intends to complete most of
the major road works by the 2010.
Mr. Simbao said he would be meeting members of parliament in November to give them a breakdown on projects that would be on government priority list for next year.
And Mr. Simbao has commended Belga construction for the good working relations with
government.
The contractor has so far covered 53 kilometers out of the 246 kilomenter stress.
Gauff Ingenieure Consultant, Mohammad Kamara, commended government for the support and continued release of the money.
He assured the minister of the constructor’s capacity to effectively undertake the
works on the road .
BELGA Petra Menanovic complained that inedquate supply of lime was affecting the
company’s operations.
He disclosed that the company needs about 600 metric tones of lime per month.
