As the cost of fuel has soared and with the Pedicle saving more than  on the Copperbelt-Serenje-Samfya-Mansa distance there is still the need to pave the Pedicle. Construction of the Chembe Bridge (also known as the Mwanawasa Bridge) started in 2007 and was completed in October 2008, commissioned by President Levy Mwanawasa.
As fuel prices have skyrocketed and given that Pedicle is saving money on the Copperbelt-Serenje-Samfya-Mansa route, there is still a need to pave the Pedicle. The construction of the Chembe Bridge (also known as the Mwanawasa Bridge) began in 2007 and was finished in October 2008, commissioned by President Levy Mwanawasa.