Project

Client: Government of Zambia, Road Development Agency

To support ROADSIP and the national economy at large, the Road Development Agency intends to construct bridges at Lunsemfwa and Chipaba Rivers in the Lower Lunsemfwa area in Mkushi District of Central Province.

The rivers are located on the road leading to Chief Mboshya's Palace in the Rufunsa/Old Mkushi areas. The spans for the Lunsemfwa and the Chipaba Rivers are approximately 120m and 70m respectively.

Roughton was commissioned to carry out the detailed engineering design and tender document preparation for the construction of the bridges and engineering and economic studies to establish, definitively, the appropriate standards of the work required.

The anticipated study is to include:

• Geotechnical investigations
• Bridge option analysis
• Determination of hydrological and hydraulic characteristics
• Investigate and test locally available bridge and road construction materials for suitability and quality
• Prepare detailed engineering design for the bridges, foundations and access roads including working drawings
• Estimate the costs for construction of the bridges and access roads
• Prepare tender documentation
• Provide adequate and improved safety features including road markings, traffic signs and guardrails
• Environmental impact assessment

• Bridge engineering
• Geotechnical engineering