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34-667: Chirundu–Beitbridge Road Corridor is a Trans-African Highway Network Zimbabwean link between South Africa and Zambia . It is part of the North–South Corridor Project and forms the entire Zimbabwean section of the Cape to Cairo Road . The North-South Multimodal Transport Corridor is under the African Union PIDA. The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is an all-Africa program to develop

68-548: A distance of 94 kilometres (58 mi) from Karoi to Chinhoyi . This road runs south-easterly all the way to Chinhoyi . Travellers to Chegutu , through to Gweru can branch right in Chinhoyi into P13 Highway popularly known as the Chegutu-Chinhoyi Highway . Link 4 section covers 115 kilometres (71 mi) from Chinhoyi to Harare . Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe . Here lap number 2 of

102-494: A high national priority as opposed to a regional or transcontinental priority. As a result of missing links, of the five major regions— North , West , Central , East , and Southern Africa —road travel in all weather is only relatively easy between East and Southern Africa, and that relies on a single paved road through southwestern Tanzania (the Tanzam Highway ). While North Africa and West Africa are linked across

136-583: A problem. There are numerous missing links in the network where tracks are impassable after rain or hazardous due to rocks, sand, and sandstorms. In a few cases, there has never been a road of any sort, such as the 200 km gap between Salo in the Central African Republic and Ouésso in the Republic of the Congo on highway 3. The missing links arise mainly because the section does not have

170-927: A south-easterly direction from Chirundu Border Post to Harare , a distance of 348 kilometres (216 mi). The Chirundu-Harare Highway is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link Nr 22) as well as the Trans-African Highway Nr 9 ( Beira-Lobito Highway ). On the Zambian side the highway continues north as T2 Highway , through Zambia's Capital City ( Lusaka ), to Tunduma, the border between Zambia and Tanzania . Major local and regional trunk routes in Zimbabwe are fully paved and of modern design. However most of them, including this one needs retouching. The North-South Corridor Aid-for-Trade Programme's specific objective

204-674: A vision, policies and strategies for development of priority trans-regional and continental infrastructure, which includes transport; hence the rehabilitation of regional road corridors. The African Development Bank being the Executing Agency for the Programme. The local road corridor has two legs; the Chirundu–Harare and the Harare–Beitbridge highways. The road has been divided into sections described here as "links" and

238-437: A way of protecting internal trade, as a weapon in border disputes, and to increase the opportunities for official corruption. The development of trans-African highways and associated road infrastructure is aimed at combating poverty in Africa by increasing interstate and domestic trade, revitalizing small and medium-sized businesses, reducing prices for goods and improving living conditions. Thanks to highways, Africa's population

272-526: Is a highway, also known as the R1 Highway , which runs between Beitbridge and Harare . From Beitbridge it passes through Rutenga , Ngundu , Masvingo , Mvuma , Chivhu before reaching Harare . As a national road it is known as the A4 Highway and as a regional road corridor it is known as the R1 Highway .Source: [Map 9.2 Road Transport Network of Zimbabwe.] The A4/R1 Highway together with

306-444: Is finally being served by ambulances , police , fire protection , rescue , repair and construction services. The agencies developing the highway network are influenced by the idea that road infrastructure stimulates trade and so alleviates poverty, as well as benefiting health and education since they allow medical and educational services to be distributed to previously inaccessible areas. On 1 July 1971 Robert K. A. Gardiner ,

340-504: Is the A3 Highway to Harare . ( 18°58′33″S 32°40′08″E  /  18.975826°S 32.668915°E  / -18.975826; 32.668915  ( A9 Road, Mutare, Zimbabwe ) ) At the city end Herbert Chitepo Street adopts the name Chimanimani Road. Turns right at Masvingo to Mbalabala via Mashava. It also part of the national route called A9 that starts at Mutare and ends at Mbalabala via Masvingo. Mutare to Masvingo

374-638: Is the turn-off to Chiredzi , and its where the P5 Highway popularly known as the Chiredzi-Tanganda Hifhway begins. This section covers 184 km from Turn Off to Beitbridge Border Post . Just less than halfway to Beitbridge lies Nuanetsi Game Ranch to the left, after Rutenga . Beitbridge is the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe . It is the busiest of all in Southern Africa, both in commercial traffic and

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408-547: Is to contribute to the upgrading of the Chirundu-Harare Highway section of the North-South Corridor road network through rehabilitation of the highway. The Chirundu to Harare section of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link Nr 22) has 4 road links to be rehabilitated. Link 1 runs a distance of 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Chirundu Border Post to Hells Gate . This section covers

442-580: The Chivhu-Nyazura Highway branches east from Chivhu . R7 Highway branches west at Mvuma to Gweru . Also called A17 or Gweru-Mvuma Road A17 Gweru-Mvuma Road A9 branches east at Masvingo to Mutare via Birchnough Bridge. P4 is part of the A9 that runs from Mutare to Mbalabala. A9 Highway starts in Mutare city center as Herbert Chitepo Street at the intersect with Robert Mugabe Avenue which

476-665: The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola are all in rebuilding phases after war. Wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo set back road infrastructure in that country by decades and cut the principal route between East and West Africa. In recent years, security considerations have restricted road travel in the southern parts of Morocco , Algeria , Libya and Egypt as well as in northern Chad and much of Sudan . Trans-African highways can only develop in times of peace and stability, and in 2007

510-672: The Gweru-Mvuma Highway braches right (west) on its approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi) to the Midlands capital city of Gweru linking this highway with R2 Highway to Bulawayo and Plumtree . In Masvingo the A9 Highway crosses from the left, (the Mutare via Birchenough Bridge end) to the right to Mashava , Zvishavane , Filabusi and Mbalabala . Link 7 covers a distance of 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Masvingo to Turn Off . This place called Turn Off

544-592: The Mombasa – Nairobi – Kampala – Fort Portal section (or the Kampala– Kigali feeder road) of Trans-African Highway 8 is sometimes referred to as the "Trans-Africa Highway". Colonial powers and, later, competing superpowers and regional powers , generally did not encourage road links between their respective spheres except where absolutely necessary (i.e. trade), and in newly independent African states, border restrictions were often tightened rather than relaxed as

578-636: The N1 Highway which runs the whole length of South Africa to Cape Town . Link 5 is after the capital city Harare , and it covers 141 kilometres (88 mi) to Chivhu . Here in Chivhu the R6 Highway branches right (east) to Nyazura . This section of the Harare–Beitbridge Highway covers 151 kilometres (94 mi) from Chivhu to Masvingo . About one third distance from Chivhu ,

612-629: The R3 Highway which runs from Harare to Chirundu forms the Chirundu-Beitbridge Regional Road Corridor , which is part of the North-South Corridor known as the Cape to Cairo Road (Chirundu to Beitbridge 897 kilometres, 557 miles). The highway is set for rehabilitation as part of the ongoing national roads project and as an important link to the Trans-African Highway . The R1 is

646-521: The Sahara , the main deficiency of the network is that there are no paved highways across Central Africa. Not only does this prevent road trade between East and West Africa, or between West and Southern Africa, but it restricts trade within Central Africa. Although there may be paved links from West, East, or Southern Africa to the fringes of Central Africa, those links do not penetrate very far into

680-407: The continental African nations except Burundi , Eritrea , Eswatini , Somalia , Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), Lesotho , Malawi , Rwanda and South Sudan . Of these, Rwanda , Malawi , Lesotho and Eswatini have paved highways connecting to the network, and the network reaches almost to the border of the others. More than half of the network has been paved, though maintenance remains

714-547: The Chirundu–Beitbridge Regional Road Corridor begins; the R1 Highway popularly known as the Harare–Beitbridge Highway. The road runs in a southern direction from Harare to Beitbridge Border Post (between Zimbabwe and South Africa), covering a total distance of 571 km. The Harare–Beitbridge road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link Nr 25). On the South African it joins

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748-656: The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), established the Trans-African Highway Bureau to oversee the development of a continental road network. As well as preventing progress in road construction, wars and conflicts have led to the destruction of roads and river crossings, have prevented maintenance and have often closed vital links. Sierra Leone , Liberia ,

782-629: The North-South Corridor – one of the major arterial links in the regional road network. The road is the most direct link between the capital cities of Harare and Pretoria, and provides landlocked Zambia access to the Indian Ocean ports of Durban and Richards Bay in South Africa. Major way points are Junctions here are in North to South; Harare to Beitbridge order. These are major junctions only (trunk roads). The R6 Highway also known as

816-773: The Zambezi Escapement area. It is mountainous and has a number of very steep passes. In this section of the road there is a turn-off (to the right or east) to Manna Pools and the Hurungwe Safari Area. At the end of this link is Makuti , an important waypoint for those travelling straight ahead and those turning right into P12 Highway to Kariba . Link 2 runs a distance of 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Makuti to Karoi . Unlike Link 1, this section has moderate curves and slopes. Charara Safari area lies left (west) for about 25 kilometres (16 mi) stretch of this highway section from Makuti . Link 3 covers

850-402: The east–west direction (highways 6, 8, and 9) while one will cross north to south (highway 3). As of 2014, all have substantial missing links in Central Africa. Nine highways have been designated, in a rough grid of six mainly east–west routes and three mainly north–south routes. A fourth north–south route is formed from the extremities of two east–west routes. Starting with the most northerly,

884-471: The east–west routes are: Starting with the most westerly, these are: As noted above, TAH 1 and TAH 7 join to form an additional north–south route around the western extremity of the continent between Monrovia and Rabat. Regional international communities are heavily involved in trans-African highway development and work in conjunction with the ADB and UNECA. For example: R1 Road (Zimbabwe) The A4

918-489: The future looks brighter, with the southern Sudan conflict being the only one currently affecting development of the network (highway 6). Lawlessness rather than war hampers progress in developing highway 3 between Libya and Chad, and though economic instability could affect maintenance of paved highways 4 and 9 though Zimbabwe , there are practical alternatives through neighbouring countries. Conflicts in Somalia do not affect

952-545: The management of road-based trade corridors . The total length of the nine highways in the network is 56,683 km (35,221 mi). In some documents the highways are referred to as "Trans-African Corridors" or "Road Corridors" rather than highways. The name Trans-African Highway and its variants are not in wide common usage outside of planning and development circles, and as of 2014 one does not see them signposted as such or labelled on maps, except in Kenya and Uganda where

986-453: The most direct link between the capital cities of Harare and Pretoria , and together with the R3 provide Zambia access to the Indian Ocean ports. The road carries between 1,000 and 5,000 vehicles per day, with the heavier flows in the proximity of Harare. It is therefore proper to rehabilitate this road. The Harare-Beitbridge road is part of the trunk road network of Zimbabwe, which is a part of

1020-604: The movement of people. Trans-African Highway Network The Trans-African Highway network comprises transcontinental road projects in Africa being developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (ADB), and the African Union in conjunction with regional international communities. They aim to promote trade and alleviate poverty in Africa through highway infrastructure development and

1054-440: The network as that is the largest African country with no trans-African highways, but they will affect the development of feeder roads to the network. Using existing national highways as much as possible, the aim of the development agencies is to identify priorities in relation to trade, to plan the highways, and to seek financing for the construction of missing links and bridges, the paving of sections of earth and gravel roads, and

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1088-628: The region. The terrain, rainforest, and climate of Central Africa, particularly in the catchments of the lower and middle Congo River and the Ubangui , Sangha , and Sanaga Rivers , present formidable obstacles to highway engineers, and paved roads there have short lifespans. Further north in Cameroon and Chad , hilly terrain or plains prone to flooding have restricted the development of local paved road networks. Through this forbidding environment, three Trans-African Highways are planned to cross in

1122-550: The rehabilitation of deteriorated paved sections. The need to reduce delays caused by highway checkpoints and border controls or to ease travel restrictions has also been identified, but so far solutions have not been forthcoming. Rather than just having international highways over which each country maintains its regulations and practices, there is a need for transnational highways over which regulations and practices are simplified, unified and implemented without causing delays to goods and travellers. The network as planned reaches all

1156-474: The rehabilitation of the highway is being carried out in various "links" which would eventually see the whole route done. The links are numbered from north to south; from Chirundu border with Zambia to Beitbridge border with South Africa . The Chirundu-Harare Highway which is a regional road corridor is designated as the R3 Highway and the A1 Highway on Zimbabwe's Road Network. It runs generally in

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