The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Hon. Adv. F. Mhona, yesterday toured two of Harare’s major road projects, the Mabvuku Interchange and the Mutare Road/Harare Drive, or Msasa, Interchange, to assess progress and the quality of works underway.
At the Mabvuku Interchange, the Minister observed the ongoing installation of beams, a development he described as a significant milestone in the project’s structural works. The interchange, once complete, is expected to ease one of Harare’s more persistent traffic bottlenecks along a route used daily by thousands of commuters and commercial vehicles.
Addressing journalists after the inspection, Hon. Adv. Mhona expressed satisfaction with progress at both sites. He underscored the strategic importance of the Mabvuku Interchange in bolstering regional connectivity, particularly through its integration with the Beira Corridor, the trade and transport artery linking Zimbabwe to the Port of Beira in Mozambique. The corridor serves as one of the country’s principal routes for imports and exports, and improvements to the interchange are intended to support smoother movement of freight along this key trade link.
The Minister noted that the Mabvuku Interchange, the Msasa Interchange and the Delport Road Project are being implemented concurrently, a decision he said reflects government’s resolve to accelerate infrastructure modernisation across the capital. Running the three projects in parallel is intended to decongest traffic, improve mobility for residents and motorists, and enhance the overall efficiency of the national road network.
Hon. Adv. Mhona said the projects form a core component of government’s broader infrastructure development agenda. Beyond easing congestion, the works are aimed at underpinning economic growth, facilitating trade and investment, and delivering a modern, efficient and interconnected transport system for the country.
The Msasa Interchange, situated along one of Harare’s busiest commercial corridors, has long been identified as a priority upgrade given its role in linking the capital to Mutare and, by extension, to regional trade routes running east. Progress at the site forms part of a wider push to modernise junctions that have struggled to keep pace with the city’s growing volume of traffic.
Infrastructure projects of this scale typically involve close coordination between government agencies, contractors and engineering teams to maintain both construction quality and safety standards, particularly where works are carried out alongside live traffic. The Minister’s site visit follows a pattern of periodic inspections used by the ministry to monitor timelines and workmanship on major road projects across the country.
With beam installation now under way at Mabvuku and works continuing at Msasa and Delport Road, the coming months are expected to bring further visible progress on all three fronts. For residents of Harare’s eastern suburbs, who have long navigated congested junctions along these routes, the projects represent a tangible step towards smoother, safer commuting.
As government continues to prioritise road infrastructure as a foundation for wider economic development, the Mabvuku and Msasa interchanges stand as visible markers of that ambition, linking not only different parts of the capital, but Zimbabwe more closely to its regional trading partners.
