{"id":12359,"date":"2021-12-25T18:21:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T18:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/government-to-tar-economic-roads-in-western-and-north-western-provinces-milupi"},"modified":"2021-12-25T18:36:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T18:36:45","slug":"government-to-tar-economic-roads-in-western-and-north-western-provinces-milupi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/government-to-tar-economic-roads-in-western-and-north-western-provinces-milupi","title":{"rendered":"Government To Tar Economic Roads In Western, And North-western Provinces- Milupi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Fellow citizens, we are excited to announce that on Christmas eve, the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Council Approved a 25-year- Concession Agreement with Nkulu Zambia Limited, with the Southern Africa Business Development Forum as the selected bidder, for the construction and\/or rehabilitation of the following international road linkages and trade facilitation routes connecting Zambia\u2019s Copperbelt, North-Western and Western Provinces, to Namibia, Angola and the DRC through Katima Mulilo, Shangombo, and Sikongo in the Western Province, totalling over 2,000kms:<\/p>\n<p>According to this considered package dubbed Development of the Western Province Trade Facilitation Routes inclusive of Resettlement Schemes and Border Facilities Through A Finance, Design, Construct, Rehabilitate, Operate, Maintain And Transfer Public Private Partnership Model, a total of approximately 2,208.5 kilometres of core road network will be constructed and\/or upgraded to international bituminous standards and bituminous standards.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the project has several benefits including reduced travel times and vehicle operating costs, improved safety through the development of the critical road linkages to Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as job creation. 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