Zimbabwe embarks on roads facelift

Government says it will now focus on finding partners to upgrade the Harare-Nyamapanda and the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highways, after sealing a deal for the dualisation of the Harare-Beitbridge road last week.

Government last Wednesday signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with Austrian firm Geiger International for the construction of the Beitbridge-Harare segment of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway.

The road will be constructed over three years at a cost of $984 million under a 25-year Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) model.

Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Jorum Gumbo said the projects will be implemented with the main aim of facilitating regional trade.