A 1000 vehicles per day will now be cleared by the new electronic weighbridge in Kapiri Mposhi.

The economic benefit that comes with the new bridge is that all heavy duty vehicles will be made to pay for using the Great North Road as well as ensure that only vehicles that weigh according to the recommended weight use the road.

It is also hoped that the proceeds from the weighbridge as well as the toll fees that will be collected from the toll gates when Government rolls them out on the major roads will help fund the rehabilitation of the roads.

The rationale behind the toll fees as well as the weighbridge is to make sure that the same roads should generate funds that will finance the routine maintenance of the country’s major gateways.