Government has disclosed that about K174 billion has been spent to complete the 73- kilometre Zimba-Livingstone road in Southern Province.
And government has expressed satisfaction on workmanship on the road by the contractor China Geo Corporation (CGC.)
ZANIS reports that Southern Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Alfred Chingi said the completion of the road had boosted the already existing trade in the province as evidenced by the many infrastructure development being witnessed in the province.
Mr. Chingi also stated that the road had linked the province to other parts of the country to trade in various merchandises which would improve the livelihoods of many Zambians.
He said this when Civil Society Platform National Coordinator Mutale Wakunuma and a team of Journalists from Lusaka called on him at his office in Livingstone today.
He said the Zimba-Livingstone road is expected to be commissioned as soon the contractor handed it over to Government.
The DPS further expressed delight on the amount of infrastructure development being witnessed in the province.
He said recently, there has been an influx of investors in the province intending to invest in various sectors, a move he described as good for the development of the region and the people of Southern Province.
Mr. Chingi attributed the level of development being witnessed in the province to Government’s good policies devised to attract more investors who in turn created jobs for the local people.
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That translates to slightly over $476,712.33 per kilometer. I recall an article on this site which talked of the cost per kilometer in South Africa being $150,000.
half of that amount takes care of corruption . . .zambian engineers eat well
why was the road neglected to end up in the poor state it became in the first place? that has already costed many zambian lives and livelyhoods even though MMD thought they were punishing Livingstonians and southerners for not voting for them.