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Mtwara Development Corridor

Total distance

171km

Total cost

US$6,651,500,000

Components

The Mtwara Development Project is a major infrastructure development project involving southern Tanzania, northern Mozambique, eastern Malawi and Eastern Zambia. The goal of this project is to provide road, rail and waterway access from the surrounding region to the Port of Mtwara.[1] The region and the corridor has been neglected by the respective governments for over 40 years and the recent discovery of oil, gas and various minerals has kick started the development of the project.[2] A road and rail link is to be built from the port of Mtwara to Mbamba Bay on Lake Nyasa to link Malawi to the corridor and further road links into Mozambique will facilitate access to northern Mozambique.[3]
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Mtwara Port

port

Mbamba Bay Port

port

Unity Bridge

Road Straight Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.comroad-straight road

Mtwara-Mbamba Bay Railway

Railroad Fast Train Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com railway
Planned

Liganga-Mchuchuma Iron & Coal Complex

Outdoors Mining Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com extractive
Planned

Mueda-Negomano Road Project

Road Straight Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.comroad-straight road
Under contruction

Nkhata Bay port Upgrade Project

port
Planned
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