Kazungula Bridge

Kazungula Bridge is a road and rail bridge under construction over the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Botswana at Kazungula.

In August 2007 the governments of Zambia and Botswana announced a deal to construct a bridge replace the existing ferry.[1]

Construction of the US$259.3 million project, which includes international border facilities in Zambia and Botswana officially began on 12th October 2014 and is due to be completed by 2018.[2]

The 923m long by 18.5m wide bridge links the town of Kazungula in Zambia with Botswana and is curved to avoid the nearby borders of Zimbabwe and Namibia.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zambia and Botswana reach Kazungula bridge deal." Palapye News blog. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  2. ↑ "Zambia and Botswana officially launche the construction works for Kazungula Bridge across the Zambezi River". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Construction of P1.4 billion Kazungula Bridge to start next year". The Botswana Gazette. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

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