‘Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway will be actualised’

SUN BUSINESS writes@SunZambianTHE construction of the Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway will not be abandoned as the project is of high economic value, Road Development Agency (RDA) Board chairperson Samuel Mukupa said.Mr Mukupa said Government was aware of the importance of the road and would find resources to ensure that the project was actualised.He said the road was important to the economy of the Zambia and that ways would be found to kick-start the project.In an interview, Mr Mukupa said that arrangements were being made in the background to ensure that the project was financed.Recently, Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Permanent Secretary, Danny Mfune, said Government had suspended the project due to financial constraints.He said Government would not proceed with the project this year.But Mr Mukupa said Government had set priorities and the project was among the top projects and the finances would be found at any cost.“This project is being done under the Public Private Partnership and the funder is a private entity so the funds will be made available soon,” he said.“For now, I don’t think Government is going to proceed because of the same finances. The government has not yet secured the funds so we may not start now. So, at the moment it has been put on hold,” Mr Mfune said. The Sun