Client:
Roads Authority of Malawi
Construction period:
2016 - 2017
City/Country:
Mzuzu, Malawi
Contract value:
€ 21 million
Mzuzu - Nkhata Bay Road, Malawi
Malawi
Trunk Road Rehabilitation Phase II: Rehabilitation of Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road, 46 km long and passes through a steep mountainous terrain. The road has two major river crossings namely Limphasa and Kalwe. Part of the Mtwara Development Corridor linking Malawi to Port of Mtwara in Tanzania.
Widening to a cross section of 6.7m wide carriageway and 1.5m wide shoulders, 1.2km was reconstructed to dual carriageway. Reprocessing of the existing base course, stabilization to form the subbase layer, crushed stone base and asphalt concrete surfacing. Drainage works including construction of a flood relief bridge at Limphasa River additionally, construction of at least four large box culverts and numerous portal culverts along the road.