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In [[Zambia]] some roads are designated as '''numbered routes''' to help with navigation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Improving Zambia's roads |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-47421957 |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zambia Road Network (main roads) |url=https://geonode.wfp.org/layers/ogcserver.gis.wfp.org%3Ageonode%3Azmb_trs_roads_osm |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=WFP GeoNode |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zambia road infrastructure rehabilitation programme {{!}} DBSA |url=https://www.dbsa.org/case-studies/zambia-road-infrastructure-rehabilitation-programme |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=www.dbsa.org |language=en}}</ref> There is a nationwide [[numbering scheme]] consisting of [[Trunk roads (Zambia)|Trunk Roads]] (also known as Inter-Territorial Roads), [[Main Roads (Zambia)|Main Roads]] (also known as Territorial Roads) and [[District Roads (Zambia)|District Roads]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Search results from Map, Zambia, Roads |url=https://www.loc.gov/maps/?all=true&fa=subject:zambia%7Csubject:roads |type=map |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Navigation and Driving |language=en-US |work=Zambia Tourism |url=https://www.zambiatourism.com/self-drive/navigation-and-driving/ |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-02 |title=Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people |language=en |work=Africa Renewal |url=https://www.un.org/africarenewal/news/sharing-road-connecting-streets-people |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref>
In [[Zambia]] some roads are designated as '''numbered routes''' to help with navigation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Improving Zambia's roads |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-47421957 |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zambia Road Network (main roads) |url=https://geonode.wfp.org/layers/ogcserver.gis.wfp.org%3Ageonode%3Azmb_trs_roads_osm |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=WFP GeoNode |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zambia road infrastructure rehabilitation programme {{!}} DBSA |url=https://www.dbsa.org/case-studies/zambia-road-infrastructure-rehabilitation-programme |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=www.dbsa.org |language=en}}</ref> There is a nationwide [[numbering scheme]] consisting of Inter-Territorial roads, Territorial roads, District roads and Rural roads.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation |title=Search results from Map, Zambia, Roads |url=https://www.loc.gov/maps/?all=true&fa=subject:zambia%7Csubject:roads |type=map |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Navigation and Driving |language=en-US |work=Zambia Tourism |url=https://www.zambiatourism.com/self-drive/navigation-and-driving/ |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-02 |title=Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people |language=en |work=Africa Renewal |url=https://www.un.org/africarenewal/news/sharing-road-connecting-streets-people |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref>


Current Roads<ref>{{Cite web |title=Confluence Mobile - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments |url=https://dlca.logcluster.org/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=12358381#content/view/12358381 |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=dlca.logcluster.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-25 |title=Zambia : Government announce Major Plans to Tar Economic Roads in Western, and North-Western Provinces |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2021/12/25/government-announce-major-plans-to-tar-economic-roads-in-western-and-north-western-provinces/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Out of a total of 91,440 km of roads in Zambia (2001), 20,117 km were paved and 6,779 km were part of Inter-Territorial Roads or Territorial Roads. 71,323 km of roads were unpaved (Some of the unpaved highways are graded laterite roads).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Confluence Mobile - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments |url=https://dlca.logcluster.org/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=12358381#content/view/12358381 |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=dlca.logcluster.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-25 |title=Zambia : Government announce Major Plans to Tar Economic Roads in Western, and North-Western Provinces |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2021/12/25/government-announce-major-plans-to-tar-economic-roads-in-western-and-north-western-provinces/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Every Inter-Territorial Road, together with many Territorial Roads and a few District Roads, are designated as [[Toll roads]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=NRFA |url=http://nrfa.org.zm/nrtp-phase-ii/ |access-date=2021-07-03 |language=en}}</ref> The tollgates are administered by the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) and the Road Development Agency (RDA) together with concessionaires ([[Public–private partnership|public-private partnerships]]) for some roads.<ref name=":02" />
Total: 91,440 km (2001)  
Paved: 20,117 km (2001) of which 6,779 km are trunk or main routes.
Unpaved: 71,323 km (2001) (Some of the unpaved highways are graded laterite roads.)


In October 2022, at a symposium was dubbed “Sustainable infrastructure development using cement and concrete technologies", [http://www.rda.org.zm/ Road Development Agency (RDA)], [[Chilanga Cement]], [[Dangote Cement|Dangote Limited]] and [https://www.barizambia.com/ Bari Zambia Limited] signed an agreement to partner on the development of concrete roads across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=daily-mail |date=28 October 2022 |title=rda-3-firms-partner-on-concrete-roads |url=http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/rda-3-firms-partner-on-concrete-roads/ |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=daily-mail.co.zm}}</ref>
==Trunk Roads==
[[File:Transport_In_zambia.jpg|thumb|Cars along the [[Great East Road]] in Lusaka]]
Trunk roads are mainly known as Inter-Territotial Roads.

== History ==
In the 1970s Zambia had one of the best highway networks in sub-Saharan Africa. In 1991 it was estimated by the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) that 80 percent of the road network had deteriorated and out of total road assets valued at US$2.3 billion, US$400 million had been lost due to neglected maintenance. The government introduced a road fund levy on fuel and that together with international aid has improved the highway network. In 2004 the NRFA rated 57% of paved roads in good condition, 22% in fair condition and 21% in poor condition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trunk Main and District Paved Road Network |url=http://www.nrfa.org.zm/Zambia%20Road%20Network%20Condition%20Dec%202003%20back%20cover.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927063314/http://www.nrfa.org.zm/Zambia%20Road%20Network%20Condition%20Dec%202003%20back%20cover.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=}}</ref>

==Inter-Territorial Roads==
Inter-territorial roads are the main routes used to connect Zambia with other countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Roads and Road Traffic Act {{!}} National Assembly of Zambia |url=https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/1492 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.parliament.gov.zm}}</ref> They are designated with a letter T followed by a number from 1 to 6.
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Number
!Number
!Description
!Description
!Length
!Length
!Notes
|-
|-
| [[T1 road (Zambia)]]
| [[T1 road (Zambia)]]
|Turnpike - [[Choma, Zambia|Choma]] - [[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] - '''[[Zimbabwe]]'''
|Turnpike - [[Choma, Zambia|Choma]] - [[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] - '''[[Zimbabwe]]'''
|430 km
|430 km
|
|-
|-
| [[T2 road (Zambia)]]
| [[T2 road (Zambia)]]
|'''[[Tanzania]]''' - [[Mpika]] - [[Kabwe]] - [[Lusaka]] - '''[[Zimbabwe]]'''
|'''[[Tanzania]]''' - [[Mpika]] - [[Kabwe]] - [[Lusaka]] - '''[[Zimbabwe]]'''
|1155 km
|1155 km
|part of the route is known as the [[Great North Road, Zambia|Great North Road]].
|-
|-
| [[T3 road (Zambia)]]
| [[T3 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kapiri Mposhi]] - [[Ndola]] - [[Kitwe]] - [[Chingola]] - '''[[Congo-Kinshasa|Congo]]'''
|[[Kapiri Mposhi]] - [[Ndola]] - [[Kitwe]] - [[Chingola]] - '''[[Congo-Kinshasa|Congo]]'''
|263 km
|263 km
|
|-
|-
| [[T4 road (Zambia)]]
| [[T4 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Lusaka]] - [[Katete]] - [[Chipata]] - '''[[Malawi]]'''
|[[Lusaka]] - [[Petauke]] - [[Katete]] - [[Chipata]] - '''[[Malawi]]'''
|595 km
|595 km
|
|-
|-
| [[T5 road (Zambia)]]
| [[T5 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chingola]] - [[Solwezi]] - [[Mwinilunga]] - '''[[Angola]]'''
|[[Chingola]] - [[Solwezi]] - [[Mwinilunga]] - '''[[Angola]]'''
|545 km
|545 km
|
|-
|-
| [[T6 road (Zambia)]]
| [[T6 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Katete]] - '''[[Mozambique]]'''
|[[Katete]] - '''[[Mozambique]]'''
|56 km
|56 km
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Main Roads==
==Territorial Roads==
Territorial Roads are the main routes connecting different towns of Zambia in areas where there is no Inter-Territorial Road.<ref name=":0" /> They are designated with an M followed by a number from 1 to 20.
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Number
!Number
!Description
!Description
!Length
|-
|-
|[[M1 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M1 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mpika]] - [[Kasama, Zambia|Kasama]] - [[Mbala, Zambia|Mbala]] - '''[[Tanzania]]'''
|[[Mpika]] - [[Kasama, Zambia|Kasama]] - [[Mbala, Zambia|Mbala]] - '''[[Tanzania]]'''
|404 km
|-
|-
|[[M2 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M2 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mbala, Zambia|Mbala]] - [[Mpulungu]]
|[[Mbala, Zambia|Mbala]] - [[Mpulungu]]
|38 km
|-
|-
|[[M3 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M3 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kasama, Zambia|Kasama]] - [[Mansa, Zambia|Mansa]] - '''[[Congo-Kinshasa|Congo]]'''
|[[Kasama, Zambia|Kasama]] - [[Mansa, Zambia|Mansa]] - '''[[Congo-Kinshasa|Congo]]'''
|434 km
|-
|-
|[[M4 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M4 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Sabina, Copperbelt|Sabina]] - [[Mufulira]] - [[Ndola]]
|[[Sabina, Copperbelt|Sabina]] - [[Mufulira]] - [[Ndola]]
|85 km
|-
|-
|[[M5 Road (Zambia)|M5 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M5 Road (Zambia)|M5 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mufulira]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|'''Congo''']]
|[[Mufulira]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|'''Congo''']]
|18 km
|-
|-
|[[M6 Road (Copperbelt)|M6 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M6 Road (Copperbelt)|M6 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kafulafuta]] - [[Luanshya]]
|[[Kafulafuta]] - [[Luanshya]]
|41 km
|-
|-
|[[M7 Road (Zambia)|M7 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M7 Road (Zambia)|M7 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kitwe]] - [[Kalulushi]]
|[[Kitwe]] - [[Kalulushi]]
|15 km
|-
|-
|[[M8 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M8 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mutanda, Zambia|Mutanda]] - [[Kawana, Zambia|Kawana]] - [[Kabompo]] - [[Zambezi, Zambia|Zambezi]]
|[[Mutanda, Zambia|Mutanda]] - [[Kawana, Zambia|Kawana]] - [[Kabompo]] - [[Zambezi, Zambia|Zambezi]]
|464 km
|-
|-
|[[M9 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M9 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Lusaka]] - [[Mumbwa]] - [[Kaoma, Zambia|Kaoma]] - [[Mongu]]
|[[Lusaka]] - [[Mumbwa]] - [[Kaoma, Zambia|Kaoma]] - [[Mongu]]
|584 km
|-
|-
|[[M10 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M10 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] - [[Kazungula]] - [[Sesheke]] - [[Senanga]] - [[Mongu]]
|[[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] - [[Kazungula]] - [[Sesheke]] - [[Senanga]] - [[Mongu]]
|508 km
|-
|-
|[[M11 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M11 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Choma, Zambia|Choma]] - [[Namwala]]
|[[Choma, Zambia|Choma]] - [[Namwala]]
|169 km
|-
|-
|[[M12 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M12 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chipata]] - [[Lundazi]]
|[[Chipata]] - [[Lundazi]]
|180 km
|-
|-
|[[M13 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M13 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chipili]] - [[Kawambwa]]
|[[Chipili]] - [[Kawambwa]]
|88 km
|-
|-
|[[M14 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M14 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Nakonde]] '''- [[Malawi]]''' ([[Chitipa]]) & '''[[Malawi]]''' (Chisenga) - [[Thendere]] - [[Muyombe]] - '''[[Malawi]]''' ([[Katumbi Airport|Katumbi]])
|[[Nakonde]] '''- [[Malawi]]''' ([[Chitipa]]) & '''[[Malawi]]''' (Chisenga) - [[Thendere]] - [[Muyombe]] - '''[[Malawi]]''' ([[Katumbi Airport|Katumbi]])
|
|-
|-
|[[M15 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M15 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chirundu, Zambia|Chirundu]] - [[Siavonga]] - '''[[Zimbabwe]]'''
|[[Chirundu, Zambia|Chirundu]] - [[Siavonga]] - '''[[Zimbabwe]]'''
|65 km
|-
|-
|[[M16 Road (Zambia)|M16 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M16 Road (Zambia)|M16 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kalulushi]] - [[Sabina, Copperbelt|Sabina]]
|[[Kalulushi]] - [[Sabina, Copperbelt|Sabina]]
|14 km
|-
|-
|[[M18 Road (Zambia)|M18 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M18 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kalulushi]] - [[Lufwanyama]] - [[Kawana (Zambia)|Kawana]]
|[[Kalulushi]] - [[Lufwanyama]] - [[Kawana (Zambia)|Kawana]]
|251 km
|-
|-
|[[M10 Road (Zambia)|M19 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M10 Road (Zambia)|M19 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kazungula]] - '''[[Botswana]]'''
|[[Kazungula]] - '''[[Botswana]]'''
|3 km
|-
|-
|[[M20 Road (Zambia)|M20 road (Zambia)]]
|[[M20 Road (Zambia)|M20 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Landless Corner]] - [[Mumbwa]]
|[[Landless Corner]] - [[Mumbwa]]
|120 km
|-
|-
|}
|}


==District Roads==
==See also==
*[[Road Transport and Safety Agency]]
{|class="wikitable"
!Number
!Description
|-
|[[D1 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Nakonde]] - [[Lunzua]]
|-
|[[D3 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chozi, Zambia|Chozi]] - [[Nseluka]]
|-
|[[D4 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kalamba]] - [[Chimula]]
|-
|[[D18 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Benjamin Siwila]] - [[Kasama, Zambia|Kasama]]
|-
|[[D19 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Luwinga]] - [[Mbereshi]]
|-
|[[D20 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chingali]] - [[Luwinga]]
|-
|[[D36 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mukunsa]] - [[Mununga]]
|-
|[[D39 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kasonde Cishisa]] - [[Luwinga]]
|-
|[[D43 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Luwingu]] - [[Nsombo]]
|-
|[[D47 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Josephi]] - [[Chiundaponde]]
|-
|[[D53 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chafilwa]] - [[Labwashi]]
|-
|[[D56 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chuwaka]] - [[Malama, Zambia|Malama]]
|-
|[[D63 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mulilansolo]] - [[Chale (Zambia)|Chale]]
|-
|[[D79 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kashiba (Zambia)|Kashiba]] - '''[[Congo-Kinshasa|Congo]]'''
|-
|[[D88 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kamina (Zambia)|Kamina]] - [[Mwena]]
|-
|[[D94 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mansa, Zambia|Mansa]] - [[Samfya]]
|-
|[[D96 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Samfya]] - [[Kasaba]]
|-
|[[D100 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Milenge, Zambia|Milenge]] - [[Kapalala]]
|-
|[[D103 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Lundazi]] - [[Chama (Zambia)|Chama]]
|-
|[[D104 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chipata]] - [[Chitungulu]] - [[Lundazi]]
|-
|[[D105 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chitungulu]] - [[Chama (Zambia)|Chama]]
|-
|[[D128 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chipata]] - [[Mlolo]]
|-
|[[D145 Road (Zambia)|D145 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Simengoa]] - [[Luangwa, Zambia|Luangwa]]
|-
|[[D151 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chongwe]] - [[Chisotoka]]
|-
|[[D152 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Lusaka]] - [[Chisotoka]]
|-
|[[D180 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mumbwa]] - [[Itezhi-Tezhi]]
|-
|[[D181 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chiundaponde]] - [[Ngungwa]]
|-
|[[D181 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mumbwa]] - [[Kasempa]] - [[Kawana (Zambia)|Kawana]]
|-
|[[D183 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mumbwa]] - [[Namukumbo]]
|-
|[[D200 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chiwefwe]] - [[Kabwe]]
|-
|[[D206 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mboroma]] - [[Chingombe]]
|-
|[[D220 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Nalongo]] - [[Mukopa]]
|-
|[[D223 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Serenje]] - [[Chisomo]]
|-
|[[D225 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kanona]] - [[Mutenge]]
|-
|[[D235 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Milenge, Zambia|Milenge]] - [[Chitambo|Pensulo]]
|-
|[[D286 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Loloma]] - [[Mwinilunga]]
|-
|[[D291 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kayombo]] - [[Katala]]
|-
|[[D293 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mumbeji]] - [[Zambezi, Zambia|Zambezi]] - [[Chavuma]]
|-
|[[D294 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Zambezi, Zambia|Zambezi]] - [[Kayombo]]
|-
|[[D295 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chiengo]] - [[Kayombo]] - [[Kabompo]]
|-
|[[D296 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Zambezi, Zambia|Zambezi]] - [[Kabela]]
|-
|[[D301 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kaoma, Zambia|Kaoma]] - [[Kasempa]]
|-
|[[D316 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kalabo]] - [[Sikongo]]
|-
|[[D319 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kalangola]] - [[Kalabo]]
|-
|[[D320 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kangenju]] - [[Lutwi]]
|-
|[[D323 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Sioma]] - [[Sinjembela]]
|-
|[[D324 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Ilwendo]] - [[Lmusho]]
|-
|[[D325 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Sesheke]] - [[Malabwe]]
|-
|[[D356 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Choma, Zambia|Choma]] - [[Mwera, Zambia|Mwera]]
|-
|[[D361 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Pemba, Zambia|Pemba]] - [[Siakwelele]]
|-
|[[D365 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Monze]] - [[Chitongo]]
|-
|[[D375 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chisekesi]] - [[Malindi (Zambia)|Malindi]]
|-
|[[D385 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Makonde (district)|Makonde]] - [[Chongo]]
|-
|[[D414 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chilye]] - [[Chengirani]]
|-
|[[D416 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mumbi]] - [[Mwanjawanthu]]
|-
|[[D421 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kabwe]] - [[Lucheto]]
|-
|[[D451 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Samfya]] - [[Milenge, Zambia|Milenge]]
|-
|[[D459 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kalabo]] - [[Chirembe]]
|-
|[[D461 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mavua]] - [[Sikongo]]
|-
|[[D462 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Shangombo]] - [[Lmusho]]
|-
|[[D463 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Munene]] - [[Kangenju]]
|-
|[[D486 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Milomwe]] - [[Mwanamuweshi]]
|-
|[[D491 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Chisotoka]] - [[Chirundu, Zambia|Chirundu]]
|-
|[[D492 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mpulo]] - [[Chingombe]]
|-
|[[D493 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Karoma]] - [[Chingombe]]
|-
|[[D500 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Sigongo]] - [[Fumbo]]
|-
|[[D557 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Mongu]] - [[Chilikita]]
|-
|[[D733 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kalonje]] - [[Chiundaponde]]
|-
|[[D769 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Kachimba]] - [[Kambolo]]
|-
|[[D775 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Batoka]] - [[Mwera, Zambia|Mwera]]
|-
|[[D776 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Choma, Zambia|Choma]] - [[Chasangwe]]
|-
|[[D787 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Katundu]] - [[Malamani]]
|-
|[[D790 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Isoka]] - [[William Simbeye]]
|-
|[[D792 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Lukulu]] - [[Mayankwa]]
|-
|[[D793 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Watopa, Zambia|Watopa]] - [[Mayankwa]]
|-
|[[D817 road (Zambia)]]
|[[Nkoshya]] - [[Kaputa]]
|}


==References==
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[[Category:Roads in Zambia]]
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[[Category:Road infrastructure in Zambia]]
[[Category:Trunk Roads in Zambia]]
[[Category:Main Roads in Zambia]]

Latest revision as of 13:34, 12 May 2024

In Zambia some roads are designated as numbered routes to help with navigation.[1][2][3] There is a nationwide numbering scheme consisting of Inter-Territorial roads, Territorial roads, District roads and Rural roads.[4][5][6][7]

Out of a total of 91,440 km of roads in Zambia (2001), 20,117 km were paved and 6,779 km were part of Inter-Territorial Roads or Territorial Roads. 71,323 km of roads were unpaved (Some of the unpaved highways are graded laterite roads).[8][9]

Every Inter-Territorial Road, together with many Territorial Roads and a few District Roads, are designated as Toll roads.[10] The tollgates are administered by the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) and the Road Development Agency (RDA) together with concessionaires (public-private partnerships) for some roads.[10]

In October 2022, at a symposium was dubbed “Sustainable infrastructure development using cement and concrete technologies", Road Development Agency (RDA), Chilanga Cement, Dangote Limited and Bari Zambia Limited signed an agreement to partner on the development of concrete roads across the country.[11]

Cars along the Great East Road in Lusaka

History

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In the 1970s Zambia had one of the best highway networks in sub-Saharan Africa. In 1991 it was estimated by the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) that 80 percent of the road network had deteriorated and out of total road assets valued at US$2.3 billion, US$400 million had been lost due to neglected maintenance. The government introduced a road fund levy on fuel and that together with international aid has improved the highway network. In 2004 the NRFA rated 57% of paved roads in good condition, 22% in fair condition and 21% in poor condition.[12]

Inter-Territorial Roads

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Inter-territorial roads are the main routes used to connect Zambia with other countries.[4] They are designated with a letter T followed by a number from 1 to 6.

Number Description Length Notes
T1 road (Zambia) Turnpike - Choma - Livingstone - Zimbabwe 430 km
T2 road (Zambia) Tanzania - Mpika - Kabwe - Lusaka - Zimbabwe 1155 km part of the route is known as the Great North Road.
T3 road (Zambia) Kapiri Mposhi - Ndola - Kitwe - Chingola - Congo 263 km
T4 road (Zambia) Lusaka - Petauke - Katete - Chipata - Malawi 595 km
T5 road (Zambia) Chingola - Solwezi - Mwinilunga - Angola 545 km
T6 road (Zambia) Katete - Mozambique 56 km

Territorial Roads

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Territorial Roads are the main routes connecting different towns of Zambia in areas where there is no Inter-Territorial Road.[4] They are designated with an M followed by a number from 1 to 20.

Number Description Length
M1 road (Zambia) Mpika - Kasama - Mbala - Tanzania 404 km
M2 road (Zambia) Mbala - Mpulungu 38 km
M3 road (Zambia) Kasama - Mansa - Congo 434 km
M4 road (Zambia) Sabina - Mufulira - Ndola 85 km
M5 road (Zambia) Mufulira - Congo 18 km
M6 road (Zambia) Kafulafuta - Luanshya 41 km
M7 road (Zambia) Kitwe - Kalulushi 15 km
M8 road (Zambia) Mutanda - Kawana - Kabompo - Zambezi 464 km
M9 road (Zambia) Lusaka - Mumbwa - Kaoma - Mongu 584 km
M10 road (Zambia) Livingstone - Kazungula - Sesheke - Senanga - Mongu 508 km
M11 road (Zambia) Choma - Namwala 169 km
M12 road (Zambia) Chipata - Lundazi 180 km
M13 road (Zambia) Chipili - Kawambwa 88 km
M14 road (Zambia) Nakonde - Malawi (Chitipa) & Malawi (Chisenga) - Thendere - Muyombe - Malawi (Katumbi)
M15 road (Zambia) Chirundu - Siavonga - Zimbabwe 65 km
M16 road (Zambia) Kalulushi - Sabina 14 km
M18 road (Zambia) Kalulushi - Lufwanyama - Kawana 251 km
M19 road (Zambia) Kazungula - Botswana 3 km
M20 road (Zambia) Landless Corner - Mumbwa 120 km

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Improving Zambia's roads". BBC News. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Zambia Road Network (main roads)". WFP GeoNode. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Zambia road infrastructure rehabilitation programme | DBSA". www.dbsa.org. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Roads and Road Traffic Act | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ Search results from Map, Zambia, Roads (map), retrieved 2 March 2022
  6. ^ "Navigation and Driving". Zambia Tourism. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people". Africa Renewal. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Confluence Mobile - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments". dlca.logcluster.org. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Zambia : Government announce Major Plans to Tar Economic Roads in Western, and North-Western Provinces". 25 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b "NRFA". Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ daily-mail (28 October 2022). "rda-3-firms-partner-on-concrete-roads". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Trunk Main and District Paved Road Network" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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