Harare– The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has announced plans to construct an interchange at the Seke Road-Delport Road junction, a major infrastructure project that will also include the construction of Delport Road from Mabvuku off Mutare Road.

The announcement comes as Zimbabwe continues an extensive nationwide road rehabilitation and modernisation drive that has seen significant progress on major highways and urban roads over the past year.

The Seke Road-Delport Road interchange project is expected to ease traffic congestion in Harare’s eastern suburbs, improving connectivity between the city centre, Mabvuku, and the Mutare Road corridor. Construction of Delport Road from Mabvuku will provide an alternative route for motorists, reducing pressure on existing roads in the rapidly growing residential area.

The project forms part of the government’s broader infrastructure development agenda under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase 2 (ERRP2), which President Mnangagwa extended to 2026 to maintain momentum in building a modern, interconnected transport network.

Recent infrastructure milestones include the completion of the Manyame River Bridge along the Harare–Masvingo Highway, which is set to be commissioned on April 27, 2026. The bridge is a critical component of the Harare–Beitbridge Road rehabilitation programme and is expected to significantly ease traffic congestion along one of Zimbabwe’s busiest commercial corridors.

On the Harare–Beitbridge Highway, contractors have completed approximately 540 kilometres of the route, which has been opened to traffic, leaving only 43 kilometres to complete the entire dualisation project. Five local companies—Tensor Systems, Masimba Holdings, Fossil Contracting, Exodus & Company and Bitumen World—have been contracted to implement the works.

On the Bulawayo–Victoria Falls Road, reconstruction is progressing with eight contractors currently on the ground across the 435-kilometre highway. Sections including the Insuza stretch and a 3.6-kilometre section from ZRP Hwange to Truck Stop have recently been opened to traffic.

In Harare, rehabilitation works have resumed on Solomon Mujuru Road (formerly Kirkman Road), while asphalt concrete application is in progress along Chiremba Road. The Christon Bank–Blueridge stretch of the Harare–Mazowe highway was opened in February, with Transport Minister Felix Mhona signalling that construction would continue further north.

Transport analysts note that for a landlocked economy such as Zimbabwe’s, efficient road networks are not a luxury but a foundation for economic growth—determining how quickly farmers reach markets, how competitively industries move goods, and how effectively the country connects to regional trade routes.

“Road maintenance is not just an expense—it is an investment in safety, economic progress, and national development,” Minister Mhona said during the commissioning of the Beitbridge Maintenance Camp in October 2025.

The Seke Road-Delport Road interchange project adds to this growing list of infrastructure developments aimed at improving urban mobility and supporting economic activity in and around the capital.