Source: Mabvuku Interchange construction to be complete by September – herald
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
THE construction of Mabvuku Interchange is progressing well and is set to be completed by September this year as the project continues to move steadily forward with the Government continuing to commit to modernising and expanding the national road network.
This project, situated along the busy Harare – Mutare Highway, is designed to ease congestion and improve safety on one of Zimbabwe’s key road corridors.
In an interview with ZBC News, the deputy director of construction in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Engineer Virginia Mawere, said the overpass will separate traffic flows while improving safety and efficiency.
“The scope of work entails an overpass which is going to raise the Harare – Mutare Road, with traffic lights regulating vehicles coming in and out of Mabvuku underneath. What we want to achieve is improved safety, reduced travel times and enhanced trade along this regional corridor,” she said.
She noted that the interchange forms part of a wider intervention targeting congestion hotspots across the capital.
“We are implementing the Greater Harare Interchanges Project to address capacity challenges at key nodes. Beyond Mabvuku, we are constructing the Delport Trumpet interchange and upgrading 19 kilometres of Delport Road linking to Airport Road and Seke Road. At Seke Road, another interchange will further improve traffic flow,” Engineer Mawere said.
Additional works include the Masasa interchange, where diversion routes are nearing completion ahead of full construction works.
Eng Mawere said the inclusion of young professionals in large-scale infrastructure projects is critical for national development.
“To be afforded the opportunity to participate in such a major national project is truly an honour. As young people, we have ideas, and these platforms allow us to turn them into reality,” she said.
The Mabvuku interchange is one of several ongoing infrastructure projects, including the Trabablas Interchange and the Harare –Kanyemba Highway, aimed at modernising Zimbabwe’s road network and supporting economic growth.
Early this month, President Mnangagwa said the Second Republic was committed to ensuring the rapid transformation of the country’s national infrastructure as Zimbabwe journeys towards upper-middle-class economic status.
He said this after assessing progress on the construction of the Mabvuku Interchange in Harare.
Writing on his official X account, the President said he was impressed with the work completed so far on the project, located along the busy Harare–Mutare Highway.
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