PROJECT # 0022

Eswatini - Maputo Corridor: Upgrading of the Bulembu-Pigg’s Peak Road (MR20) and of the Pigg’s Peak - Bulandzeni Road (MR2)

The Bulembu – Piggs’ Peak Road (MR20) connects the country with Barberton, South Africa, while the Pigg’s Peak – Bulandzeni section (MR2) enables a connection of the northern part of the country towards the Maputo Corridor. In April 2022, a tender was launched in order to upgrade the MR20 gravel standard road Pigg’s Peak - Bulembu to an asphalt standard.

As of March 2022, 40 million EUR were earmarked in the government budget estimates for capital projects marked MR20 and MR2 (Construction of Bulembu – Pigg’s Peak – Magoga Road) for the years April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025. However the project is deferred until financial resources are mobilised for the project.