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- Sicunusa-Nhlangano Road Project
Sicunusa-Nhlangano Road Project
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Borrower | Eswatini |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Blend Facility |
Focus Area | Transportation |
Approved | 04.12.2007 |
Signed | 10.06.2009 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | BADEA |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
Co-financiers | BADEA, Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 12.50 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 42.57 |
The 43.5 km-long Sicunusa–Nhlangano Road in the southwest is part of the main network of Swaziland and provides an important connection between agricultural areas and urban centers. Works carried out under the project will include:
- upgrading the gravel Sicunusa–Nhlangano road with a bitumen surface, designed to accommodate speeds of 100 km/hour;
- installation of culverts; and
- construction of bridges over the Mkondvo and Ndlotane Rivers.