Major road in Zimbabwe to be constructed at a cost US $2bn

A major road in Zimbabwe that is set to cost US $2bn is set to be constructed, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Dr Joram Gumbo has announced.

He said that the winning bidder for the reconstruction of the Major road in Zimbabwe that is the Beitbridge-Harare and the Harare-Chirundu highway as a dual road will be announced in the coming few weeks.

Dr Gumbo noted that the Government was prioritizing infrastructure development as it dovetailed with Zim-Asset’s target of creating 2, 2 million jobs by 2018.

Other projects that are being prepared for include the dualisation of the Harare-Nyamapanda highway and Beitbridge-Bulawayo and Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highways.

According to the Government of Zimbabwe, the two roads are major because of the fact that they connect the country to the rest of Africa.

The winning bidder for the Beitbridge-Harare and Harare- Chirundu highways would be required to subcontract with local companies for them to do 40 percent of the work.

Plans for the renovation of the Beitbridge-Gwanda road through Bulawayo to Victoria Falls road and the Harare- Nyamapanda road are also underway. Improvement of these roads will aid the economy of the country as they connect to Central and East Africa.

Minister Gumbo further noted that they are using different means to raise more funds for the roads through vehicle licensing with compliance vehicle being put on patrol to detect unlicensed vehicles.