ZRST concerned with safety of workers around construction zones

The Zambian Road Safety Trust (ZRST) is concerned with the safety of road users and workers around road construction zones.

ZRST Chairman Daniel Mwamba says the increased infrastructure spending and funding for road construction by the government have led to a Significant increase in the number of road construction projects around Zambia citing that road construction zones and construction Vehicles present a deadly hazard for motorists.

Mr. Mwamba says ZRST is deeply concerned about lack of adequate safety on Construction works going on along Chilimbulu and Burma Roads in Lusaka by the Chinese contractors and urges Road Development Agency (RDA) to make its own assessment before people are injured.

He notes that the long stretches of under construction and widespread traffic congestion are a recipe for extreme driving hazards for motorists and road workers alike.

Mr. Mwamba has since called the Road Development Agency (RDA) to implement sufficient safety measures and initiatives in all construction zones by ensuring that construction or maintenance zones have road signs in advance to warn motorists that road work is being done,

He adds that RDA should also begin providing national awareness campaigns to convey the message that out on the road, orange-clad workers and orange cones mean “slow down”.

Mr. Mwamba further states that When someone is hurt or killed, families are impacted stressing that the country cannot afford to lose more lives through accidents.