Jica starts preparatory survey of Karoi-Chirundu Highway

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) says it has started a preparatory survey of the Karoi-Chirundu highway with a view to provide a grant for the construction of climbing lanes and improvement of the busy road.

The Japanese Embassy, in a statement last Thursday, said the project is being done in line with the bilateral agreements signed between Japan and Zimbabwe during President Robert Mugabe’s State visit, where he met Premier Shinzo Abe in March this year.

The embassy said the objective of the project was to improve transportation and logistics situation as well as traffic safety on the northern part of the North-south corridor from Chirundu to Karoi by constructing climbing lanes and improving horizontal and vertical alignment of the highway.

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