Zimbabwe's Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Highway Project

On May 18, 2017, the commencement ceremony was held for the one of Southern Africa's main trunk roads - the 900 km Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu (贝特桥—哈拉雷—奇龙度) highway, also known as the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Highway Project (or North-South Road/Chirundu-Beitbridge Highway Project or Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Dualisation Project).

The highway construction cost is US $998 million, and it was financed by Austrian company Geiger International using BOT (build-operate-transfer model) with a limit of 25-years, and the construction is expected to last 3-years with at least 37 new two lane bridges and eight tollgates constructed. Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve.

Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.