In
a
statement,
the
Ministry
of
Transport
and
Infrastructural
Development
said
contractors
have
started
clearing
the
site
to
make
way
for
the
major
works.
“A
new
Interchange
is
coming.
Land
clearing
is
now
underway
for
the
construction
of
an
interchange
at
Harare
Drive
and
the
Joshua
Mqabuko
Nkomo
Expressway.
Join
us
for
a
hard
hat
tour
and
see
the
future
of
our
country’s
roads
in
action,”
the
ministry
said.
This
comes
as
work
on
the
Mabvuku
Interchange
is
still
underway,
with
plans
to
have
it
finished
by
September
this
year.
The
project,
located
on
the
busy
Harare–Mutare
Highway,
is
designed
to
ease
congestion
and
improve
safety
along
one
of
Zimbabwe’s
main
road
corridors.
In
a recent
interview,
the
Ministry
of
Transport
and
Infrastructural
Development’s
deputy
director
of
construction,
Virginia
Mawere,
said
the
overpass
will
separate
traffic
flows
while
making
the
road
safer
and
more
efficient.
“The
scope
of
work
entails
an
overpass
which
is
going
to
raise
the
Harare
–
Mutare
Road,
with
traffic
lights
regulating
vehicles
coming
in
and
out
of
Mabvuku
underneath,”
said
Mawere.
“What
we
want
to
achieve
is
improved
safety,
reduced
travel
times
and
enhanced
trade
along
this
regional
corridor.”