Malawi - The Trunk Road Rehabilitation – Blantyre-Zomba Road Project

The Trunk Road Rehabilitation Project: Blantyre-Zomba road is part of the North-South spine linking the southern part of Malawi to the central and northern regions and further on to Tanzania. The 60 km road is an important link on Route 29 of the SADC Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN). The intervention has been identified by Government as first on the list of priority roads for rehabilitation in the Road Sector Programme (RSP 2007-2011). The project will contribute to the reduction of poverty by enhancing economic activities in the area and hence achieve the objectives of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS), which is in line with Bank Group Country Strategy Paper under Pillar I. The in-situ recycling strategy adopted for rehabilitation of the Blantyre-Zomba Road will contribute to knowledge generation on new techniques of best international practice in rehabilitation technology. The project is to be implemented over a five-year period for a total financial requirement of UA26.713 million.