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Preparations for construction of Lilongwe Dual Carriage Way advances
July 09, 2020 / Tawonga Nyirenda Mayuni
The Malawi government says it has reached an advanced stage in its plans to upgrade the M1 section from Chidzanja Road Junction to Mchinji Roundabout in Lilongwe to a dual carriage way.
State President Arthur Peter Mutharika said in his State of the Nation Address presented in parliament on June 5, 2020, that the dual carriage way and the Area 18 Interchange currently under construction will help reduce congestion in the Capital City.
Mutharika said: “In order to ease traffic congestion which has of late affected our major cities, Government is implementing some road projects to improve the flow of traffic in the cities and urban centres.”
“Some of these interventions include: Construction of Traffic Interchange at Area 18 on the Parliament Roundabout – Bingu National Stadium Road in Lilongwe which will be completed in the next financial year; and upgrading of the M1 Road in the city of Lilongwe involving construction of a dual carriageway from Chidzanja Road Junction to Mchinji Roundabout. Construction works on this project will commence soon.”
Mutharika also said the Malawi government is advancing with preparations for the rehabilitation of the M1 Road from Kamuzu International Airport to Mzimba Turn Off Junction and Kacheche to Chiweta which will cover a total distance of 347 km.
He said the road fromNsipe to Liwonde, which covers a total distance of 55 km will be upgraded during this coming financial year.
“Weighbridge stations are also to be constructed in Dedza, Bwengu in Rumphi and Madziabango in Chikwawa,” he said.
Rural roads have also been considered in this coming financial year, as the government has launched 72 contracts for construction of bridges with funding from the Roads Fund Administration as a complementary package to rural road improvement projects.
As one way of securing additional revenue for road maintenance, the Malawi government is planning of implementing a Toll gate system on selected sections of the M1 road.
Meanwhile, the Malawi government is also implementing some projects aimed at improving the rail, water and air transport.
Mutharika announced that on air transport, Government has procured navigation and communication equipment, and five fire-fighting engines for Kamuzu and Chileka International Airports in order to ensure safety and security of the airports and airspace.
On rail transport, he said Government, through the National Transport Master Plan, is working on the construction of a combined rail/road bridge for the Ruo Breakaway at Osiyana near Makhanga in Nsanje on the Limbe– Marka Railway Line and Thyolo–Makhanga Road.
He also said government is rehabilitating and upgrading the 399 km Nkaya – Mchinji Railway Line; constructing the Limbe – Sandama section on the Limbe – Marka Railway Line; and a new railway bridge across the Shire River at Shire North in Balaka.
On water transport, he said Government is implementing the Likoma Jetty project, which commenced in 2019/2020 Financial Year.
“Considerable progress has been achieved in the construction of the jetty whose completion would be very beneficial especially to Malawians living on the islands of Likoma and Chizumulu,” said Mutharika.
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