M16 road (Zambia)

M16 Road
Route information
Length	13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Major junctions
South end	M7 in Kalulushi
North end	T3 near Kitwe
Location
Country	Zambia
Provinces	Copperbelt
Major cities	Kalulushi
Highway system
Transport in Zambia
← M15 → M18

The M16 is a short 14-kilometre toll road in Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia that connects Kalulushi with Sabina (north-west of Kitwe).^[1][2]

It starts at a junction with the M7 road in Kalulushi (east of the town centre; 12 kilometres west of Kitwe) and goes northwards for 14 kilometres, through the Sabina Toll Plaza,^[3][4] to end at a junction with the T3 road at Sabina (15 kilometres north-west of the Kitwe city centre; 10 kilometres south-east of the Chambishi town centre).^[1][2]

This road is primarily used by heavy vehicles to avoid the northern parts of Kitwe.^[4] In order for heavy vehicles coming from Ndola and Lusaka (using the T3 road) to avoid the Kitwe City Centre and Kitwe's northern suburbs (which are busy commercial areas) on the way to DR Congo via Chingola, trucks are advised to use the M7 road from Kitwe to Kalulushi, then the M16 road from Kalulushi to Chambishi, as an alternative route.^[4][5] Just before Chambishi (at Sabina), heavy vehicles rejoin the main road (the T3) and proceed through Chingola to the DR Congo Border (Kasumbalesa).

See also

• Roads in Zambia

References

1. "Roads and Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, Cap 464 | Zambia Legal Information Institute". zambialii.org. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
2. "Roads and Road Traffic Act | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
3. "NRFA". Retrieved 2021-07-03.
4. "Report of the committee on Transport, works and aupply for the first session of the 13th National Assembly" (PDF). National Assembly of Zambia. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
5. "Black Mountain mining activities making Kitwe dirty – Mayor". Zambia: News Diggers!. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2024-05-25.