Irish engineering consultancy Nicholas O'Dwyer has secured a €10m contract to carry out the design review, technical and financial supervision of the $1.2 billion Lusaka to Ndola Road in Zambia.
More than 30 jobs would be created at Nicholas O'Dwyer, an Enterprise Ireland-supported company, as a result of the project in Africa.
The project will upgrade a vital link for the Zambian economy, connecting the capital, Lusaka, to the Copperbelt in the north.
Copper mining is the major economic contributor in Zambia, and the country is one of the largest producers of copper in the world.
The project will see the construction of 350km of dual carriageway, with five toll plazas and some significant ancillary infrastructure.
It is expected to take about four years to construct.
"Nicholas O'Dwyer has worked extensively on large infrastructure projects across the developing world for decades, and this is a major step forward for the company in its international operations and growth strategy," commented the company's managing director Richard Crowe.
