Source: Willowvale road works near completion – herald
The rehabilitation of Willowvale Road from the Harare Drive traffic circle to Simon Mazorodze Road is nearing completion, with Tensor Systems workers busy at the site yesterday. – Picture: Memory MangombeFreeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
THE construction of a traffic-controlled section and a road to manage congestion at the intersection of Willowvale Road and Harare Drive is underway.
The contractor is expecting to complete all works and fully open the Willowvale Road and Harare Drive Road intersection in four weeks.
This development comes after the Government completed the construction of a detour between Willowvale Road and Simon Mazorodze Road.
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona, engineers and Government officials recently toured roads in and around the city assessing progress.
The roads are part of the Trabablas Interchange, a Second Republic signature infrastructure project that is anticipated to enhance traffic flow and improve connectivity.
In an interview, Engineer Virginia Mawere, deputy director of Roads Construction in the ministry, said, “Following the assessment, the Government has started to attend to some of the roads, as some of them need to be constructed, while others need maintenance.”
She said works were on going on Harare Drive West Rd, with only a few kilometres left to open to traffic, while outstanding works remain on Simon Mazorodze Road to Harare Drive West.
The engineers noted that there was need for Harare council water pipes to be relocated.
“Once the waterline is relocated, works on the slip lane can be completed. Harare Drive and Willowvale Road intersection is now partially open to traffic to allow works on the approaches to the intersection and the slip lanes as well.
“The contractor is expecting to complete all works and fully open the Willowvale Road and Harare Drive intersection and the remaining part of Harare Drive to traffic in four weeks time,” Eng Mawere said.
On Gleneagles and Highfield Road, she said they had identified and met service providers who are due to be relocated.
Some of them with pending requests are officials from ZEDTC, while Harare Water City Council has submitted their request for services relocation and protection.
Meanwhile, the contractor’s procurement team is working on the quotations to be submitted to the ministry together with the materials request list for approval.
Recently, a detour was constructed at the Msasa Interchange construction site.
This critical phase is aimed at facilitating the smooth diversion of traffic, while paving the way for accelerated works on the main interchange infrastructure.
Four more such structures are in the pipeline to ease congestion, reduce carnage and modernise the country’s infrastructure.
The interchanges will be at the Mabvuku junction, Harare Drive-Mutare Road; Harare Drive-Liberation Legacy Way; Nemakonde Way-Harare Drive; Sam Nujoma-Harare Drive; Westgate traffic circle; Kuwadzana traffic circle and Churchill/Liberation Legacy Way.
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