Malawians benefit from Chinese-funded road project

STORY: Malawians benefit from Chinese-funded road project DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PENG SHIWAN, Project manager 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chichewa): PETER NDAMVAKALE, Local employee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JACOB HARA, Malawi Minister of Transport 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROSE CHAWINGA, Local resident STORYLINE: Although construction work on Malawi's backbone road M1 is yet to be completed, the project is already benefiting hundreds of Malawian families. The project began in December 2021. It is funded by a China Aid grant and undertaken by Chinese contractor Shandong Luqiao Group Company Limited. The project includes the reconstruction and extension of a 9.5-km stretch of the M1 Road in the capital, Lilongwe. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PENG SHIWAN, Project manager "This section will be upgraded from two lanes to four lanes, and has independent bicycle lanes and sidewalks on both sides. We wi