Harare | According to Theodius Chinyanga, permanent secretary for Transport and Infrastructural Development, it is planned to open to traffic in six weeks.
The project, which began last year, entails converting a big roundabout into an interchange to relieve traffic congestion in the region.
Compensation for those whose properties were damaged has hampered development, although completion is planned in March 2024.
Chinyanga said they were impressed by the development during a visit of the junction yesterday.
“The planned progress is 47 percent, and there is, of course, the difference in progress that we should have made to date.”
“Once we are done with compensation, we will catch up and will be back on track, but generally, we are happy,” he said.
“As we projected, on the left side from Masvingo, going into Glen Norah, we should be able to open to traffic in about six weeks’ time.”
Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs and Devolution permanent secretary, Tafadzwa Muguti, said:
“We are well on track for our target of March 2024 and we are hoping that by the time the rainy season starts, we would have managed to cover more ground.
“Some of the bridges are already complete, and on average, some of the by-passes are around 30-45 percent complete, with some nearing 70 percent.”
Construction work at the roundabout started last year as it was a major choking point in Harare South before the Government committed resources to turn it into an interchange.