The long-awaited rehabilitation works on the 87.3 kilometres section of the Lusaka-Mongu Road from Tateyoyo Gate-Katunda Junction in Western Province is set to be commissioned.
Kaoma District Commissioner, Sheba Muyambango says the construction works are expected to be commissioned this week on August 7th 2024.
In an interview with ZANIS Ms Muyambango has shown gratitude to the government on behalf of Kaoma and Western Province for a speedy answer in ensuring that the bad road is restored to bituminous standards.
“Within two and a half years, the government is responding to the people’s extensive cry. It has been over 5 years that we have been crying for this road,” she noted.
Ms Muyambango brought to light that preparations for the ground-breaking ceremony are currently on course.
“The road has been in a very bad state. Instead of taking 30 minutes from Nkeyema to Kaoma people are taking two hours,”
She highlighted that the road is so bad such that motorists are now opting to use the longest Livingstone route instead of the Lusaka-Mongu road.
Kaoma District residents have shown happiness with the news of works to be carried out on the dilapidated Lusaka-Mongu stretch, an important trade route to the Western Province.
Kenny Kanyanga has expressed thanks to President Hakainde Hichilema for such a long awaited but dream come true road rehabilitation.
“I am so excited about these works. I can’t wait for the ground breaking, maybe we can also get some jobs along-side the construction workers,” he highlighted.
“…….is set to be commissioned.” and you are giving us screaming headlines about work kicking off. Why? to cheat us that the New doom is working?
One day muzakashulila kumatako PF criminals did nothing on this road upnd government job well done another 5years to rule
Meanwhile, the circa 40km Pedicle Road, which was commenced in 2010, is now all but abandoned. How so very sad
Uunder upnd.. kaya mmmm umungulu nobu fontini, ifiko. The village mentality by upnd baffles me
UPND MENTALITY BAFFLES ALL
Damned if they do nothing and damned if they do something. It takes extraordinary patience to put up with this lot.
I do not understand such kind of foolish thinking, I mean, how can one describe taking a whole 2.5 years to start repairing a road as, quote: “speedy answer in ensuring that the bad road is restored to bituminous standards?”
That road has been in a terrible state for nearly a decade now, no wonder those people want to secede.
Eyes on the ball and never relent. PF hooligans are at pains to see good things happening under the UPND.
One day they will wake up from their hate and find European standard roads everywhere.
Tiye Tiye Nankwe Nankwe HH till 2031.
We commission maintenance in this country. It boggles the mind. What should be ongoing works — in some cases enshrined in construction contracts — are celebrated as major road works as if they are parsing the wild and laying a road for the first time. What a disgraceful mentality!
This was a neglected road by thugs who did not care. Here on the copperbelt they abandoned the Ndola – Mufulira road after squandering $ 300 million as advance payment. The money is no where and the road is no where.
Projects in other parts of the country abandoned and contractors taken off site.
Interesting.
Shouldn’t have to be celebrated like this like it is the coming back of Jesus. This is normal standard stuff that govt must be doing. A major road connecting the capital city to a provincial capital should always be in good condition.
And 87km out of a 600km is nothing. That road is never good in most parts. It should be done from Mongu to Lusaka, and made even wider to allow efficient flow of traffic.