Zambian Government awards joint contract to reduce traffic related accidents

In order to reduce the number of road fatalities over a ten-year period, the Zambian Government has awarded Kapsch a contract with Lamise Trading for the installation of traffic systems to increase road safety. The 17-year nation-wide concession contract will include the design, installation and operation of systems in traffic surveillance, vehicle speed enforcement, vehicle inspection and vehicle registration. The number of vehicles on Zambia’s roads increased by 280% to 700, 000 in the decade to 2
October 4, 2017 Read time: 1 min
In order to reduce the number of road fatalities over a ten-year period, the Zambian Government has awarded 81 Kapsch a contract with Lamise Trading for the installation of traffic systems to increase road safety.


The 17-year nation-wide concession contract will include the design, installation and operation of systems in traffic surveillance, vehicle speed enforcement, vehicle inspection and vehicle registration.  

The number of vehicles on Zambia’s roads increased by 280% to 700, 000 in the decade to 2016 and road fatalities increased 10per hundred thousand inhabitants to 13.8 per hundred thousand in the same period. In 2016 alone more than 2, 200 people died in traffic-related incidents.

Expected revenue for the first three years of the operation is estimated at €90 million to €110 million.

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