Construction works on the $75.7m 115-kilometre stretch of the Matumbo-Chama road linking Northern, Muchinga and Eastern provinces of Zambia has commenced.
China Jiangxi Limited of China is undertaking the work, which is part of the Link-Zambia 8000 Project, according to constructionreviewonline.com.
China Jiangxi was awarded the contract to construct a stretch of 115 kilometres from Matumbo junction in Chinsali District to the proposed Luangwa Bridge, where another contractor would upgrade the road from the bridge to Chama District in Muchinga Province.
Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister, Christopher Yaluma, inspected part of the road works, where China Jiangxi had so far cleared more than 20 kilometres of the bush.
Accompanied by RDA officials, Yaluma was impressed with the progress that had been recorded so far.
Yaluma said he was glad that there has been quite a lot of progress since the last time he visited the site with President Michael Sata to officially launch the road project.
During a recent visit to Muchinga, Sata, who was supposed to inaugurate the commencement of the road works, expressed disappointment with the contractor’s failure to be on site to commence work.