By KETRA KALUNGATHE Road Development Agency (RDA) has subcontracted the Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) as a local road authority for Central province.This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between RDA, National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) and ZCS.RDA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), George Manyele, said his organisation was delighted to work with ZCS as a local road authority to carry out road rehabilitation and maintenance works on the primary feeder road networkMr Manyele said the primary feeder roads network was critical role to the farming community in the rural areas as it facilitates transportation of farm produce from farm sites to marketing centres.He said, however, the condition of primary feeder roads has significant deteriorated, a condition he said was a deterrent to the movement of goods and services and impacts negatively on agriculture and tourism activities.And NRFA chief executive officer, Wallace Mumba, said the MOU would ensure timely road maintenance and would lower […]
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES GET ROADS REHAB CONTRACT
