TechMag TV Witnesses Highway Revamping 340km Harare-B/bridge

TechMag TV over the weekend witnessed the completion of revamping 340km of the Harare-B/bridge highway.The Harare-B/bridge highway had become a sad topic for many over the years with the sorry state of the roads.At least 340 kilometres of the Harare-Beitbridge highway was reconstructed as TechMag TV saw for itself what was on the ground.

Officials who spoke to TechMag TV’s CEO and Editor in Chief Toneo Rutsito said the Highway was opened to motorists in the past two years, promising to expand the aggressive road revamp programme countrywide.

The 580 kilometre highway’s revamp is part of a big operation stretching close to 1 000 kilometres, which will end with reconstruction of the Harare -Chirundu stretch of the artery during the second phase.

It sits at the heart of the North-South corridor, linking the region to the rest of Africa.

Speaking to the TechMag TV Editor in Chief after a tour of the project on Friday, Transport minister Felix Mhona said a volatile ever changing exchange rate made it difficult to estimate how much would be spent.

But some international bidders had estimated the project to cost about US$3 billion before Zimbabwe decided to use domestic contractors.

“About 340 kilometres have so far been opened to the public,” Mhona told the TechMag TV Chief.