The town of Vilankulo, in Inhambane, southern Mozambique, hosted this Tuesday (01), the first public consultation of pre-feasibility to define the scope of the environmental impact study project for the construction of the Mapinhane/Pafuri road, to neighboring South Africa.

According to a Radio MozambiqueThis is a 600-kilometer road that will link Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Called the Mapinhane/Pafuri-CODEMAPA Development Corridor, the project will be carried out by a public/private partnership.

Initially planned to connect the National Road Number One (N1) from Mapinhane, updated studies indicate that it could do so from Mavandza to facilitate connectivity with the deep-water port to be built on the coast of Belane, in Inhambane province.

Renato Mazivila, the representative of RMS Consultores, the company responsible for carrying out the environmental impact study for the construction of the Mapinhane/Phafuri road, assured that "the study will begin in the first half of 2025".

On the same occasion, the president of the Business Council in Inhambane, Abdul Razaque, said that the class is looking forward to the results that could determine the implementation of the road project.

(Photo DR)