Transport in Zimbabwe • R5= (A3) (Harare-Mutare) • R6 = (Chivhu-Nyazura) • R7 = ( A17 ) (Gweru-Mvuma) • R8 = (Rutenga-Sango) • R9 = (A6 + A8 ) (Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls) Source: [Map 9.2 Road Transport Network of Zimbabwe.] • P1 = (Harare-Mt Darwin-Mukunbura) • P2 = (Mt Darwin-Mukumbura) ? [Error on map] • P3= (Marondera-Murehwa) • P6= = (Chivhu-Mutare) • P7= (Mbalabala-Masvingo) • P8= (Kwekwe-Nkayi) • P9= (Nkayi-Lupane) • P10= ( Lupane loop) • P11= ( Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway ) • P12= ( Makuti-Kariba) • P13=( Chegutu-Chinhoyi ) • P14= ( Victoria Falls-Kazingula) Secondary roads make up 14% of the network in Zimbabwe.
Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway about 99% of its present length. Only of the old Gokwe road was tarred from Kwekwe. The former gravel road was paved wide and tarred from 31 January 1986 to 31 March 1991. The original plan was to construct a carriageway with two shoulders. The road is however with 2 shoulders constructed according to the revised plan of 1986. From Kwekwe to Gokwe the road passes over various rivers with standard bridges. The rivers are Kwekwe River, Rhino River, Chimwamombe River, Sesombe River, Mandombe River, Somalala River, Ngazimbi River, Zhombe River, Gwenzi River, Sehozana River, Little Sehozana River, Ufafi River