Debra Matabvu
Senior Reporter
The Government has allocated ZiG15,7 billion for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of over 44 000 kilometres of road network under Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) this year, surpassing the intended target of 11 250km.
ERRP2 is being carried out by the Department of Roads (DoR), local authorities and the District Development Fund (DDF).
The mandate includes construction and rehabilitation of roads, asphalt overlay, pothole patching, resealing and gravelling in urban and rural areas.
It included bridge reconstruction and roadside maintenance across the country.
According to the 2026 Zimbabwe Infrastructure Investment Programme, during 2025 despite priority being given to the completion of the Trabablas Interchange which was officially commissioned by President Mnangagwa in May, Government also completed various roads and bridges.
The document states that many roads were constructed, reconstructed or rehabilitated during the year, while 242km of the network were resealed and overlaid.
In addition, the Government gravelled and re-gravelled 1,053km of the road network, particularly in rural areas, during the year.
A further 1 317km of roads underwent grading and spot gravelling.
The Government also carried out pothole patching on 11 755km of roads, conducted bush and verge clearing along over 9 000km and completed 21 000km of drain construction and lining.
“Significant milestones were also achieved on the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme II (ERRPII), wherein during the year 2025, an amount of ZiG15,7 billion was expended of which ZiG12,7 billion was from the Budget, whilst ZiG3 billion was disbursed by ZINARA,” the document reads in part.
“Priority was accorded to the completion of the new, modern multi-level Trabablas Interchange which boasts 15 bridges and was commissioned by President Mnangagwa on May 30, 2025.
“The completion of the project alleviated severe traffic congestion and high accident rates which were experienced at the then Mbudzi Roundabout, which was overwhelmed by increased vehicle numbers, thereby causing delays, and safety issues.
“In addition, the completion of the project has been important in enhancing the movement of people and goods along the key regional trade corridor.”
The document also indicated that Government will continue to invest in transport systems in the coming year.
“During the 2026 fiscal year, Government will continue to invest in transport networks and systems that facilitate the seamless movement of goods, services and people within the country and across borders,” the document added.
“In this regard, the 2026 Budget has made an allocation of ZiG3 billion towards the transport sector targeting the following, Road Development Programme, ZiG2,9 billion; and Aviation, ZiG140,8 million. In the road sub-sector, focus will be on upgrading the road network with priority being on the major arteries that serve as a gate way to regional and international trade and those that promote domestic trade, including marketing of goods and services.”
In Mashonaland East some of the roads completed which benefited from the disbursement included Murehwa-Madecheche road which saw 8,8km of cleared completed and priming underway.
In addition, on the Domboshava road, 7,2km was completed and opened to traffic while Marondera-Chiduku Road saw 8km being re-gravelled and Mushandirapamwe- Hwedza Road had 21km opened to traffic.
In Mashonaland West, Golden Valley-Sanyati road had 11km asphalt overlay completed and 8.1km open to traffic, while Kadoma-Chakari Road had 2,2 km asphalt overlay.
Further, in Harare, 11,1km of road network was reconstructed while 24,8km was resealed.
In Matabeleland North, 19km of road network was opened on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls while 11,5 km was opened on the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road.
In addition, Manicaland Nyanga-Ruwangwe Road gravelled 5km of road network while 3,5km was surfaced on the Murambinda-Birchenough Bridge Road.
Government also opened 27km of road to traffic on the Kuwirirana- Nembudziya Road, while 40km of overlay asphalt was completed on the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road.
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