Government has released K300 million for the rehabilitation of the Pedicle road which connects Luapula and the Copperbelt Provinces.
Luapula Province Minister Boniface Kawimbe revealed to ZANIS in an interview in Mansa yesterday that works on the road would commence next week.
Dr. Kawimbe said the Pedicle road which was in a state of disrepair after the rain season would be rehabilitated using the Rural Roads Unit earth moving equipment.
He said the 70 Km stretch which normally took less than an hour to drive through was now taking long hours due to its state of disrepair, and added that the road would be included in next year’s budget so that it could be tarred.
Dr. Kawimbe said the rehabilitation of the Pedicle road would be completed by July 15 this year because the province was expecting an influx of visitors from other places during the Umutomboko ceremony which takes place every July.
On the Mansa – Kashikishi road, Dr. Kawimbe explained that the road would be rehabilitated using two phases that included pothole mending using a mixture of gravel (latterite), cement and sealing with shumba, a tarmac premix.
Dr. Kawimbe said eight thousand pockets of cement had been procured and that one thousand five hundred pockets of Shumba had been provided for works to commence on the Mansa – Kashikishi road.The projected time-frame to complete the task was July to coincide with the Umutomboko ceremony.
He said phase two would involve resurfacing of Mansa-Kashikishi and this was expected to also be included in next year’s budget.
Dr. Kawimbe also revealed that Works and Supply Minister Mike Mulongoti has issued instructions to pay the contractor who is already on site to kick start resurfacing of Tuta road.
The Minister further said that the Mansa – Luwingu road needed urgent attention as the road had become impassable.
He said the road would also be worked on using the Rural Roads Unit earth moving equipment adding that the Mansa -Chembe road which was in a fairly good condition would be resurfaced by Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA).
On feeder roads in Luapula province, the Minister assured that they would all be worked on following an agreement that has been reached with all District Councils to contribute K200 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF)towards roads rehabilitation.
ZANIS
Do it fast coz when visiting mum I will use the same road,who knows I might come with my own car.AUDI
Where is the Southern Province Minister? Can’t he take a leaf from Luapula Province Minister Boniface Kawimbe? Livingstone – Zimba road has been in a state of disrepair for the past 3 years or so now and this Minister doesn’t seem to see anything wrong. The 74 km stretch which would take about 30 minutes drive now takes about 2 hours. Livingstone is a tourist city and every time people visit the place using the same road – “ba minishita muletusebanya”
I used the road in December 2008 to go to the Copperbelt for the Christmas holidays and in March 2009 when I went to attend my sister-in-law’s funeral. In both instances, after the trips, I had to take my car for a costly major service.
When you fail as a Minister in conjunction with the Members of Parliament, why don’t…
Where is the Southern Province Minister? Can’t he take a leaf from Luapula Province Minister Boniface Kawimbe? Livingstone – Zimba road has been in a state of disrepair for the past 3 years or so now and this Minister doesn’t seem to see anything wrong. The 74 km stretch which would take about 30 minutes drive now takes about 2 hours. Livingstone is a tourist city and every time people visit the place using the same road – “ba minishita muletusebanya”
When you fail as a Minister in conjunction with the Members of Parliament, why don’t you just lift up you hand and say Dr Kawimbe when you finish with the pedicle road please come and assist this side?
When you fail as a Minister in conjunction with the Members of Parliament, why don’t you just lift up you hand and say Dr Kawimbe when you finish with the pedicle road please come and assist this side?
Rubish, just away of stealing money. We know you better than you know yourselves.
While this will help in the short run, GRZ must look to using Zambian money in Zambia borders in terms of infrastructure development like roads. The only people to benefit properly here a the Congolese.
Very very sad.
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Prevention is better than cure.