Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

<p>The Chirundu-Harare road runs in a south-easterly direction from Chirundu Border Post (between Zimbabwe and Zambia) to Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, covering a total distance of 348 km.The Chirundu-Harare road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link Nr 22) as well as the Trans-African Highway Nr 9. This section covers a distance of 94 km from Karoi to Chinhoyi.</p>

<p>The Chirundu - Harare road runs in a south-easterly direction from Chirundu Border Post (between Zimbabwe and Zambia) to Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, covering a total distance of 348 km. The Chirundu-Harare road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link Nr 22) as well as the Trans-African Highway Nr 9. Llink 1 runs a distance of 75 km from Chirundu Border Post to Hells Gate.</p>

<p>The road runs in a south westernly direction from Bulawayo to the Beitbridge Border Post (between Botswana and South-Africa), covering a total of 320km. See this project on an interactive GIS map (with Google Earth satellite imagery and geo-referenced photographs) at www.tmsagis.co.za. The Bulawayo - Beitbridge road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link Nr 311).</p>

<p>The project includes the construction of a road and rail bridge between Brazzaville in Congo and Kinshasa in the DRC. The project also includes road and rail links in both countries as well as joint border control points (One Stop Border Posts). A border control post will be located at each end of the bridge and will house border control officers. Inspections will only be conducted on one side of the river (i.e. on the departure side). The existing road infrastructure will be extended by 10km to connect the bridge to the two cities.</p>
<p>The railway bridge will have a total length of 1 575m and 10 bays divided as follows: 2 bays of 120m, 4 bays of 152m, 2 bays of 242m and two bays of 121.5m. The profile on the other side of the road consists of two unidirectional sidewalks with two lanes of 3m. The total width of the road, including sidewalks, is 16.24 m.</p>
<p>The two large cable-stayed spans (242m and 152m), located in the river along the banks, give the bridge a gateway to the capitals. The bridge will be located in Maloukou Trechot, 6km from the city of Maluku in Congo. The site is 55km from the two capitals along the river.</p>
<p>The bridge is part of a larger project, the Kinshasa-Ilebo railway project, which aims to improve the rail network in Africa. The larger project is expected to contribute to increased regional trade and accelerate regional integration between Central and Southern Africa. The project is expected to allow for cheaper and faster river crossing by passengers and freight. The beneficiaries of the project will therefore include the two countries whose fisci will benefit from increased trade, the increased presence of domestic and foreign companies in both countries, from private transporters and the economic and social benefits of liberated movement of both populations</p>