Construction of the Willowvale Road traffic circle, aimed at managing congestion at the intersection of Willowvale Road and Harare Drive, is almost complete, with the entire stretch up to Simon Mazorodze Road set to open to traffic on Monday, 23 February 2026.
This development follows the Government’s completion of Harare Drive, which runs between Willowvale Road and Simon Mazorodze Road, with road markings now in place.
In a statement, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development confirmed the progress.
“Mark your calendars for 23 February 2026. Join us at Chinzou Roundabout as we open to traffic the newest stretch of the Harare-Beitbridge highway between Simon Mazorodze and Highfield Road,” reads the statement.
This announcement comes after Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona opened the completed Harare Drive missing link road and the Mukuvisi River Bridge in 2024, both of which are part of the Trabablas Interchange.
The road and bridge, which span 800 metres, link Chinzou to Masotcha Ndlovu and are part of Harare Drive, connecting the east and west sides of the city.
The Trabablas Interchange consists of 15 major bridge structures, with 13 located directly within the main interchange area and two additional bridges situated on nearby arterial routes (Amalinda Road and Harare Drive).
Meanwhile, the Government has also completed the construction of an asphalt plant on the outskirts of the city at Skyline, which will also be commissioned on Monday.
Last year, the Government acquired two new asphalt plants for Harare and Bulawayo as part of a strategic initiative to build internal capacity and reduce the high costs of outsourcing road maintenance work.
There are plans to deploy at least one asphalt plant in each of the country’s ten provinces and recapitalise the Department of Roads to enhance road construction and maintenance efforts.
