The Road Development Agency (RDA) has awarded a contract to China Geo construction company for the rehabilitation of the Kitwe-Kalulushi road and five township roads in Lufwanyama district at a total cost of over K57 Million.
RDA Copperbelt Regional Engineer Chabala Pandeki told ZANIS in Kalulushi in a telephone interview today that a variation order was issued to China Geo, adding that the company was creating some extra works on some existing running contracts.
Mr. Pandeki said China Geo was the same contractor that worked on the Kalulushi-Sabina Road and extended the project to the Kitwe-Kalulushi Road.
He said the contractor has so far done preparatory works and diversions where vehicles will be passing before the main road along the Kitwe-Kalulushi road is completed.
He noted that the same contractor also rehabilitated the road from Mufulira Technical College to the duo carriage way up to town at a total cost of K138, 000,000 million.
Mr. Pandeki said that after the Contractor graduated from the Kalulushi Sabina road project, RDA felt that the Contractor exhibited good performance, and hence extended the contract to the Kitwe -Kalulushi road and the township roads in Lufwanyama.
He said that the Kitwe Kalulushi road covers a total of nine kilometres while five township roads in Lufwanyama cover a total of five kilometres.
