Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
THE construction of the Mabvuku Interchange is progressing well and is set to be completed by September this year as Government remains committed to modernising and expanding the national road network.
The 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 a statement, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development said the current works include steel girder installation, reinforcement works and deck slab preparations, which are in progress as teams work tirelessly to deliver this transformative infrastructure project.
A steel girder is a large, primary horizontal support beam that forms the “skeleton” of a building or bridge, bearing the weight of smaller, secondary beams.
“Construction works at the Mabvuku Interchange continue to gather pace, with significant progress now visible on the bridge structures,” the ministry said.
“Current works include the installation of steel girders, reinforcement works and preparation for deck slab construction as teams continue working diligently on this transformative infrastructure project.”
The Mabvuku Interchange follows closely on the heels of President Mnangagwa’s commissioning of the Trabablas Traffic Interchange, which seamlessly links Simon Mazorodze, High Glen, and Chitungwiza Roads.
Similar to the Trabablas project, the Mabvuku Interchange is part of a nationwide initiative to ease congestion, reduce road carnage, and modernise transport systems in line with the country’s Vision 2030.
Recently, a detour was constructed at the Msasa Interchange construction project.
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.
