Minister of works and transport Veikko Nekundi on Monday instructed the Roads Authority (RA) to act swiftly and deploy a contractor to attend to the cut-off road between Lubuta, Sachona and the Lizauli road in the Judea Lyaboloma constituency of the Zambezi region.
The 31-kilometre road is in a dire state after being cut off by heavy rains across the region.
More than four sections along the stretch have been rendered impassable.
“It’s a disaster when people are cut off like that so we must start with emergency procurement.
“Tonight we must get a contractor on site, we must have funds to deal with this,” Nekundi said.
A senior community member of Lubuta, Agrey Katembo, told Nampa that the cut-off points had left many commuters stranded, particularly pupils travelling between Lubuta and Sachona Secondary School, as well as Sachona and Lubuta Primary School.
“The pupils commuting from Sachona to Lubuta are typically affected.
“That water is so deep and those who want to get medical attention on the other side are affected because the clinic is in Sachona, with over five points along this road totally cut-off,” he said.
Lubuta is five kilometres from Sachona.
RA regional manager Lynnette Malipa has cautioned motorists using the road to remain vigilant at all times, while the RA devises mechanisms for a long-term solution to the perennial problem.
Earlier in the day, Nekundi undertook site visits to several other regional roads under construction.
The roads visited included the Bukalo-Muyako road, Namalubi-Kalumba road and Machita-Zilitene road in the Katima Rural constituency.
Access roads into the Sibbinda constituency and the Makanda-Masida road in the Linyanti constituency were also visited.
At Judea Lyaboloma, the situation was found to be critical.
He was accompanied by the newly appointed RA chief executive, Mbahapu Tjivikua, and other senior RA managers.
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