EN 4 Highway (Estrada Nacional 4)- Lebombo Border to Maputo.

A toll
road, linking Matola and Maputo with Nelspruit, Middelburg and Pretoria in
South Africa. Johannesburg and Erkurhuleni link with the N4 near Witbank.
Posted as the EN4 in Mozambique and N4 in South Africa. The road has
been upgraded and is well-maintained. Truck traffic is heavy. Road is heavily
congested near border crossings, especially during peak travel times. Vehicle
theft, assaults and robberies have been reported on this and other main
roads between Mozambique and South Africa. The road is operated by Trans
Africa Concession (TRAC). TRAC works to improve road safety: Statistics
identify black spots. These high road crash sections are then upgraded.
Road patrols provide roadside assistance and conduct regular safety
inspections. An integrated call center allows TRAC patrols, Emergency
Services or SAPS to respond quickly to calls for assistance. TRAC uses
weighbridges to identify overloaded vehicles.

From the main border crossing of Lebombo is EN4 a two to four-lane

and high-quality tar road - to Maputo. The entire network is built to carry the
56-ton trucks that are used for heavy international freight. It is 587km long
and has a capacity of 1,600 cars per lane per hour.

 North-South National Road EN1 (Estrada Nacional 1) from Gorongosa

to Caia. A paved, all-weather highway. The road is in good condition and well
signposted. The road has been upgraded. New bridges eliminate the need to
use ferries to cross some rivers. Speed limits are well enforced.

The road links Maputo to Gorongosa, Caia and the Northern provinces. It
has 252km high-priority roads in three provinces.

 National Road Number 6 / EN 6. The road has an entire length of 288

kilometres connecting the port city of Beira to the border town of Machipanda
and neighbouring Zimbabwe. It has three toll plazas, two weigh bridges, six
police checkpoints and 50 public transport stops and bridges with a combined
length of 1,652 meters, along with seven aqueducts. The road has two lanes
between Machipanda and Inhamizua and four lanes between Inhamizua and
Beira.
The road, which also benefits landlocked countries that use the port of Beira
for foreign trade, such as Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and DR
Congo, has average daily traffic of over 3,000 vehicles.

 National Road 7 / EN7. Located between Zoubue and Tete. The road all
paved and has a poor condition with some potholes and has a distance of 118
km.

 National Road 8 / EN8 is a long road in Mozambique, with a total length of

707km, linking the cities of Nacala-Porto and Chiponde. The road, a dirt track
for hundreds of kilometers, includes asphalted and graveled sections.

The road starts in Nacala (also known as Cidade de Nacala or Nacala-Porto), on

the northern coast of Mozambique and the deepest natural port on the east
coast of Africa. After arriving to Nampula, the capital city of Nampula Province,
EN8 becomes a dirt road and only the bridges has tar.

The road ends in Chiponde, near Cuamba, a city and district of Niassa Province
in Mozambique, lying North West of Mount Namuli.

 National Road 12 / EN12 located between Nacala and Nampula. The road
all paved and has a poor condition with some potholes and has a distance of
179 km.

 GOBA TO MAPUTO Road. The road linking Goba and Maputo is in fairly
good condition. However, the section in and near Maputo has many potholes
and is highly congested.

 INHASSORO TO BARTOLOMEU DIAS ROAD. A sandy track running

between mangrove swamps and sand dunes that parallel the beach. 4WD
required. Be alert for patches of soft sand, as they can cause vehicles to
swerve unexpectedly. Road signs are lacking. Roadside assistance and car
repair shops are not available. Recommended speed: 40-60 kph (25-37
mph). Drive only during low tide to avoid getting stuck in water.

 ROUTE FROM MACOVANE TO INCHOPE. Most of the road is in good

condition. A badly potholed section begins about 28 km after the road passes
through Muxungue. Poor road conditions continue for about 10 kms. The
remaining section to Revue is in fair condition. The road is being upgraded
from Revue to Inchope. Road may be rough in work zones. The route is well
signposted. Roadside assistance is available. Car repair service in Muxungue
and gas stations in several cities. Links Macovane, Pande, Nova Mambone,
Villa Franca do Save, Muxungue, Revue and Mutndiri before reaching
Inchope.

 MOQIMBOA DA PRAIA, PALMA, NAMIRANGA ROAD. The road is in poor

condition and has little traffic. It leads to the River Rovuma on the Tanzanian
border. Canoes, small boats and a ferry provide transport across the river.
Travelers must walk across the river when it is too low for ferries to run. The
road continues to Mtwara, Tanzania.

 BEIRA TO ZIMBABWE ROAD. The road is in good condition. Traffic is often

heavy. Many pedestrians, buses and heavy goods vehicles use this road.
Buses and trucks are generally overloaded. Be alert for animals darting onto
the road with no warning. Road risk is lowest during the day. Pedestrians and
animals are more difficult to see after dusk and before dawn.

 PEMBA-MONTEPUEZ-LICHINGA ROAD
regional trunk route. Truck traffic is heavy.

CORRIDOR.

Heavily

traveled

Pemba-Montepuez section: Paved road; in good condition.

Montepuez-Marrupa section: An unpaved track, in very poor condition. 4WD

required in rainy season.

Marrupa-Litunde section:
Paved road; in good
condition,
but
lacks
shoulders.
Low
level
bridges
cross
main
rivers.
These
bridges
often close in the rainy
season when the rivers
rise higher than the
bridges.

 MAPUTO TO VILANCULOS ROAD. The road has some potholes. The

shoulders are in poor condition, and may drop off sharply. Used by many
trucks and buses. Motorized traffic levels are lower at night; pedestrian road
users increase at night. Pedestrians may be sitting on the road, talking.

 NAMPULAPEMBA BAYPANGANE PENINSULA ROAD. The road is not

fully paved. Traffic is light. Both shoulders are overgrown by elephant grass.
During the rainy season, the elephant grass is about 3 meters high, in some
cases forming a tunnel over the road. Be alert for pedestrians, walking on the
road. The overgrowth is heaviest on the Pemba to Pangane Peninsula section.