One of South Africa’s major routes is getting an upgrade – promising shorter travel times between Joburg and Zimbabwe

[BusinessTech]

One of South Africa’s major routes is getting an upgrade – promising shorter travel times between Joburg and Zimbabwe

The Department of Transport says that it is making steady progress on the construction of a new R640 million project in Limpopo which will reduce travel time between the popular Beit Bridge border post and neighbouring Zimbabwe.

 

[neoprema]

Major routes for who?

 

[HunterNW]

Major routes for who?

More than 1,000 heavy vehicles and trucks use the N1 passing through Musina city centre daily. Intersections and lower speed restrictions create heavy traffic congestion and damage to infrastructure in the town’s central business district.

The road will ease congestion between Musina and Beit Bridge border post, a gateway to many other Sothern African Development Community countries that trade with South Africa, such as Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

[PaulMurkin]

Yup, let the migrants stream in faster....

 

[pinball wizard]

Yup, let the migrants stream in faster....

We need a wall fence. Oh wait...

 

[ToxicBunny]

All well and good improving the traffic flow up to the border, means fsck all when the border post is a complete clusterfsck though.

Now it just means the queues at the border post will be longer really.

 

[neoprema]

More than 1,000 heavy vehicles and trucks use the N1 passing through Musina city centre daily. Intersections and lower speed restrictions create heavy traffic congestion and damage to infrastructure in the town’s central business district.

The road will ease congestion between Musina and Beit Bridge border post, a gateway to many other Sothern African Development Community countries that trade with South Africa, such as Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

interesting, didn't know that.