Atlas Corridor
Component

Beitbridge - Bulawayo - Victoria Falls Road Rehabilitation

road

Cities

Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe
Beitbridge
South Africa

Distance

738km
new
– km
rehabilitated
738km
existing
– km

Cost

$0.8b
$800,000,000

Phases

underConstruction, 2025

Objective

“The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the road will enhance the movement of transit traffic, thereby making this route the most preferred along the North-South Corridor, connecting Zimbabwe to South Africa, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia,” Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Felix Mhona

Description

The Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is a significant highway in Zimbabwe, designated as A8, and part of the regional road corridor R9. It is also a section of the Trans-African Highway Network no. 4, linking Cairo and Cape Town.

Finance

$800000000 investment
Government of Zimbabwe Government

Operators

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Zimbabwe National Road Administration
Ministry

Contractors

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Bitumen World
Company