Planned maintenance works will improve Mozambique roads

A programme of road maintenance and general upgrades will improve road links in Mozambique’s Tete Province. The scheme will see work worth around US$187 million carried out on some 700km of roads by Estradas do Zambeze. The company has a 30 year concession deal for the roads in Tete Province.
July 8, 2013 Read time: 1 min
A programme of road maintenance and general upgrades will improve road links in Mozambique’s Tete Province. The scheme will see work worth around US$187 million carried out on some 700km of roads by 7417 Estradas do Zambeze. The company has a 30 year concession deal for the roads in Tete Province.

Key works planned during 2013 include improvements to the 258km road connecting Cuchamano with Zóbuè, a new bridge and the rebuilding of Tete's main road. Estradas do Zambeze is jointly owned by Portuguese contractors Opway-Engenharia, Sociedade de Construções Soares da Costa and Mota-Engil.
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