NRFA disburses K76bn for road projects

NRFA disburses K76bn for road projects
By Kabanda Chulu
Thursday May 08, 2008 [03:00]

THE National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has disbursed K76 billion for road projects being funded by the agency throughout the country for the first quarter of 2008. Releasing the quarterly report for 2008 yesterday, NRFA spokesperson Alphonsius Hamachila said the funding was from donors, Road Fund and government specific funding projects.

Hamachila said the total amount disbursed from the Road Fund and government funding amounted to K70 billion that could be translated into a total length of 13, 000 kilometres, across the country.

He explained that major disbursements from the Road Fund and government projects include K8.6 billion for the rehabilitation of Kashikishi-Lunchinda road in Luapula Province, K6 billion for periodic maintenance on 42 kilometres of Lusaka-Kabwe road between Chisamba and Mukoboto Junction.

“Another K6 billion went to the routine maintenance on all European Union supported periodic maintenance of main and district roads across the country and others include K4.5 billion for the periodic maintenance of the Great East Road from Mutenguleni to Mwami Border Post in Eastern Province, K3.6 billion was for the periodic maintenance of Namalundu Road up to Kafue Gorge in Lusaka and K3.2 billion was disbursed for the construction of Chembe Bridge in Luapula Province,” he said.

Hamachila also said that K3.2 billion had been disbursed under road projects being funded by the European Union while disbursements for World Bank projects amounted to US $ 556,711 with K557 million being disbursed under DANIDA funded projects.