Kitwe-Chingola road upgrade cheers Kitwe farmers
From ALEX NJOVU in KitweRESIDENTS of Kitwe’s Sabina farming settlement have commended Government for allocating K600 billion to upgrading the Kitwe-Chingola road into a dual carriageway.
The residents are happy that over 600 jobs will be created once the rehabilitation of the road starts.
Musonda Zulu said in an interview in Kitwe yesterday that it is important for the Kitwe-Chingola road to be upgraded because he has witnessed many fatal accidents as a result of the poor state of the road.
“We have witnessed deadly accidents on this road. We have a lot of orphans and widows as a result of road traffic accidents and we are happy that government has set aside K600 billion for the rehabilitation of this road,” Mr Zulu said.
He hopes that some residents of Sabina will benefit from the job opportunities which will be available when the project starts.
Mr Zulu said the residents will work closely with government during the construction of the road.
“We are going to give every support to the team which will be rehabilitating the road. This is our road and the money being used is ours, so we are going to ensure that we support the project, whether we are given jobs or not. Vandalism will not be tolerated,” Mr Zulu said.
And Mr Peter Besa said upgrading the Kitwe-Chingola road into a dual carriageway will encourage foreign direct investment on the Copperbelt and North-Western provinces.
Mr Besa said the volume of traffic on the Kitwe-Chingola road has increased and that government has made the right decision to upgrade the road.
“There are a lot of trucks that go as far as North-Western province using this road. There is too much traffic on this road. We know that investment opportunities will increase once the road is rehabilitated. We are happy that government will soon start rehabilitating the road,” Mr Besa said.
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