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Freeman Razemba, Senior Zimpapers Reporter
THE Government has announced that more than 20 major infrastructure projects will be undertaken next year across the country, ranging from major highways to community feeder roads, ensuring that “no one and no place is left behind”.
These projects fall under the Government’s Phase Two works, which will commence on 1 February 2026 and are scheduled for completion within 12 months.
Some of the approved projects include: Harare-Nyamapanda Road, Kwekwe–Nkayi Road, Mutare Christmas Pass By-pass Project, Harare-Chirundu Road, Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Project, Mutare-Masvingo Road, Birchenough Bridge Project, completion of Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Road, and the Bulawayo-Solusi Road.
Others include the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road, Kwekwe-Nkayi-Lupane Road, Karoi-Binga-Cross Dete Road, Binga Roads, completion of Tugwi-Mukosi Control Tower Project, Greater Harare interchanges, and border post upgrades at Forbes and Chirundu.
Additional projects will cover the acquisition of patrol boats, Harare-Kanyemba Road and Border Post, capacitation of Road Maintenance Units, staff training and development, completion of Beitbridge VID inland depot, finalisation of the National Transport Policy, and the Gwanda-Maphisa and Bulawayo-Maphisa Road projects.
This year, the ministry undertook and completed various infrastructure projects, with some scheduled for completion next year. So far, works include the construction of four interchanges and the upgrading of Liberation Legacy Way in Harare.
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona said the projects aim to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow in Harare.
“The construction of four interchange projects and upgrading of Liberation Legacy Way (17km), along with rehabilitation of city-wide roads (70km), will be implemented in two phases over two years,” he said.
Phase One, to be completed within 12 months, includes the construction of Mabvuku Interchange, Harare Drive/Samora Machel Interchange, rehabilitation of city-wide roads (50km), and the construction of Delport Road to Seke.
Minister Mhona said Phase One works commenced on 28 July 2025 with the construction of detours.
“Works on the Mabvuku Interchange started on 9 September 2025, and the Msasa/Jaggers Interchange has since commenced. Phase One works, including the 50km city-wide roads and Delport Road to Seke, shall be completed by 31 July 2026,” he said.
Phase Two will also take 12 months and includes the construction of Harare Drive/Liberation Legacy Way (Borrowdale Road) Interchange, upgrading of the 17km Liberation Legacy Way (from Borrowdale Primary School), and rehabilitation of city-wide roads (20km).
Minister Mhona said that through the Department of Roads, the ministry has reopened several maintenance units across all 10 provinces that had been inactive for some time. This development will require additional resources, and support is being sought from the Treasury.
“Additionally, we are focused on enhancing our maintenance units by improving equipment, staffing, and meeting their ancillary needs. This is essential as all our roads require ongoing maintenance and regular inspections, underscoring the importance of revitalising these units,” he said.
So far, over 50 000 kilometres of roads have been refurbished nationwide under the Government’s ongoing Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2). The initiative, which began in 2021, has also seen repairs to over 2 000 road structures, with the country targeting 84 000km of road network — 93 percent of which was recently classified as in fair to poor condition, requiring urgent attention.
This year, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development utilised Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) within the Department of Roads, which have already received Cabinet approval for some of the projects scheduled for next year.
The ministry also acquired various equipment for the Air Space Management System, completed the Trabablas Interchange, completed RGMI Airport VVIP Pavilion, signed MoUs to attract airlines to Zimbabwe (currently 23 airlines fly into the country), engaged in Transport Corridor agreements for the Beira Development Corridor and the North-South Corridor, and successfully hosted the Aviation Africa Indian Ocean Aviation Week.
It also completed the construction of the 10 km Golden Valley–Sanyati stretch, the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road (40km), construction of Kuwirirana-Nembudziya (10km), and regravelling of the 60 km Gokwe-Kuwirirana Road.
Minister Mhona said works have also started on Ndodahondo Road in Mt Darwin, Makoni-Nyabadza Road,
Chipinge-Mt Selinda Road, Murewa-Madecheche Road, Nyanga-Ruwangwe Road, Mayo-Headlands Road, and the Rushinga-Chimhanda Road.
He said the Ministry and its parastatals’ challenges will require a holistic approach to improving resource mobilisation and implementing strategic interventions to meet national infrastructure needs and service delivery expectations.
