Mozambique rehabilitates 240 km of roads with 179.7 million in investment

Moçambique will asphalt 240 kilometers of the National Road 324 (N324), in Zambézia, an investment of 13,154 million meticais (179.7 million euros), after the award of five works by the National Road Administration (ANE).

According to an addendum to the announcement of award of the Provincial Delegation of the ANE in Zambézia, consulted by Lusa, the works are part of the Accelerated Program for Rehabilitation and Construction of National Roads 2026-2031 “More Roads”.

The five works cover sections of the N324 that total about 240 kilometers, linking the districts of Maganja da Costa, Namacura and Pebane, in the center of the country.

The largest award of EUR 3,338.8 million (EUR 4,6 million) was awarded to Chinese company China Henan International Cooperation Group Co Ltd (CHICO) for the embankment of the Namacurra-Macuse section with 46 kilometres. The Chinese company also won the competition for the asphaltage of the section Malei-Maganja da Costa, with 56 kilometres, by 3.121.2 million meticals (EUR 42.7 million).

The remaining three works were awarded to the Sawmill and Nasser Constructions. The 40-kilometre Maganja section of Costa-Rio Muedebo is estimated at 1,911.9 million meticais (EUR 26.1 million), the 49-kilometre Muedebo-Rio Munhiga section of Rio Muedebo-Rio Munhiga (EUR 2,452.5 million) and the Munhiga-Pebane section of Rio Munhiga (EUR 2,329.8 million).

The “More Roads” programme, to be developed by 2031, is one of the government’s main bets to expand the paved road network and improve the link between production centres, logistics corridors and coastal areas of the country.

In October, the Minister for Transport and Logistics, João Matlombe, said that the programme is globally valued at $2.8 billion (€2.5 billion) and foresees interventions on more than 3,000 kilometres of roads across the country.

According to the governor, the initiative was already in an advanced phase of implementation, with public tenders launched and proposals in evaluation for further award, and the government planned to move towards the mobilization of equipment and the start of work during the first quarter of 2027.

João Matlombe also advocated a change in the management of the national road network, based on greater rigour in planning, setting priorities and using available resources.

“We cannot continue to intervene on the roads only when the degradation reaches critical levels,” the minister said, defending a strategy based on preventive conservation, quality of works, compliance with contractual deadlines and strengthening supervision.