Gwanda - Beitbridge Road

The subject section of the project corridor rehabilitation and upgrading of the Beitbridge-Gwanda Road which starts just north of Gwanda* [at a point 120 km from the Bulawayo Main Post Office] and ends at the intersection* with the Masvingo road about 4 km north of the international border area

DESCRIPTION

The proposed project road is one of the six (6) international trunk routes connecting Zimbabwe with the neighbouring countries of Botswana and South Africa Overall, it is intended that the proposed intervention will reduce travel costs for road users as well as maintenance costs for the Government. A major objective is to help improve road safety conditions for international and regional traffic and for local residents

The project road starts from the Bulawayo Main Post Office and ends at the intersection* with the Masvingo road about 4 km north of the international border area. The approximate limits of the subject Project road are indicated in Map.

OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE

PROJECT RISKS

Risks: Lower than forecast investment levels in the sub-region Mitigation Measures: Investment promotion activities driven by Tripartite.

Procurement & implementation delays. Mitigation Measures 1. Thorough procurement planning& close supervision of services prior to financial closure

Implementation delays & unsatisfactory outputs. Mitigation Measures: Careful selection during biding stage & close supervision & monitoring of services during implementation

Climate change and natural disasters Mitigation: Resilient infrastructure

PROJECT ECONOMICS

• NET PRESENT VALUE: 0.00

• COST BENEFIT RATIO: 5.43

• FINANCIAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (FIRR): 0.00

• ECONOMIC INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (EIRR): 0.00

• COMMENTS ON ECONOMICS:

PROJECT FINANCING

NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OVERALL COST: 0.00

ANNUAL COST: 0.00

COMMENTS ON FINANCE:

Project is to be implemented on a PPP

STUDIES

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

Lead REC

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

Participating REC

Southern African Development Community

Project Implementer

Tripartite Project Preparation and Implementation Unit

Preparation Funder

NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility

National Coordination

Zimbabwe - Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development

Continental Coordinator

African Union Commission

CONTACTS

Infrastructure Technical Expert Eng. Snowden Mmadi-smmadi@comesa.int; snowdenmmadi@gmail.com

Eng Theodius Kudzanai CHINYANGA-theodiuskchinyanga@gmail.com

CONTRIBUTION TO 2030 AGENDA