The Muloza–Chiringa Road is a road in the Southern Region of

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

, connecting the towns of Muloza in Mulanje District, and

Chiringa Chiringa is a town in Malawi. Location Chiringa is located approximately , by road, east of Phalombe, where the district headquarters are located. This is approximately , by road, east of Blantyre, the financial capital of Malawi and the lar ...

, in Phalombe District.

Location

The road starts at Muloza as the T-415 road and progresses at first, in a general north-easterly direction, hugging the

Ruo River Ruo River is the largest tributary of the Shire River in southern Malawi and Mozambique. It originates from the Mulanje Massif (Malawi) and forms of the Malawi-Mozambique border. It joins the Shire River at Chiromo. The Ruo River watershed in ...

and the

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

border. At the southeastern corner of the

Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve is a nature reserve founded in 1927 in Malawi. The reserve covers 56,317 hectares. It is operated by the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust. The reserve was designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2000. __TOC_ ...

, the road abandons the course of the river and the border, turning northwards, hugging the eastern edge of the forest reserve, to end at Chiringa, a total distance of approximately .

Overview

This road is important as it connects the international border town of Muloza to the interior of Malawi. Before 2019, the road had a gravel surface. In 2019, the

government of Malawi Politics of Malawi takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Malawi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by th ...

, using internally generated funds, began upgrading the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts, and drainage channels. The work was contracted in phases. The first phase from Muloza to Muloza Bridge, measuring about , was contracted to ''M.A. Kharafi and Sons'', at a contract price of MWK7 billion (US$10 million). The first phase which started in April 2019, is expected to last 18 months until October 2020.

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Mpinganjira Says No Compensation As Chiringa–Muloza Road Upgrading Begins
As of 7 May 2019.
Living in Malawi, served by Mozambique
As of 6 October 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:Muloza-Chiringa Road Roads in Malawi Mulanje District Phalombe District Southern Region, Malawi

Location

Overview

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