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great eastern road zambia
Linking Zambia to the port of Nacala in Mozambique (via Malawi), the Nacala Regional Corridor has been poorly maintained. AFD is currently supporting its rehabilitation, a priority for Zambia, but also for Mozambique and Malawi.
Context

The 1,650 km-long Nacala Regional Corridor connects Zambia to the port of Nacala in Mozambique via Malawi. This road, built in the 1960s, has been poorly maintained for many years. This route is considered by the Zambian government a priority for the development of the country, constituting an alternative to the Beira Corridor, which also leads to the Mozambique coastline but crosses Zimbabwe.

Its rehabilitation is not only a priority for Zambia, but also for Malawi and Mozambique who have signed a Spatial Development Initiative Trilateral Agreement to strengthen their cooperation within the framework of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). The rehabilitation of the Nacala Corridor is explicitly mentioned in the Agreement.

Description

The rehabilitation work on the 360 km-long Great East Road between Luangwa and Mwami, which is broken down into eight sections, consists in bringing the route up to the regional technical standards of the Southern African Transport and Communication Commission (SATCC) in terms of widening the main carriage way and hard shoulders. The rehabilitation also includes reinforcing the road structures and repaving its surface, as well as building rest areas and car parks.

Impacts

The projects aims to:

  • Reduce travel times and transportation costs nationally and regionally, as well as vehicle operating costs;
  • Improve road safety;
  • Enable the growth of agricultural production in the eastern regions of Zambia, facilitate their movement and increase corresponding revenues.
01/01/2010
Project start date
30/12/2017
Project end date
15 years
Duration of funding
Sectors
Zambie
Location
Financing tool
53 000 000
EUR
Amount of the program
Achevé
Status
République de Zambie
Beneficiaries
European Investment Bank (EIB) European Union
Co-financiers