POSCO Construction Opens Mozambique Nam-Pola-Nametil Road

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] POSCO Engineering & Construction opened a 70 km two-lane round-trip road connecting Nampula and Nametil, the central cities in northern Mozambique, Africa, on the 28th of last month.

The road construction project was POSCO E&C's first civil engineering project in Africa. Construction began in December 2017 and was completed in July this year. Infrastructure projects in Africa often face delays due to external factors such as climate, endemic diseases, and political issues. Despite the harsh local environment and difficult conditions including the COVID-19 pandemic, the company explained that the 30-month construction period was maintained.

This road is part of the main arterial road connecting the capital city Maputo to the northern region. The project funding was provided by the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF), supported by the Korean government through the Export-Import Bank of Korea. The previously unpaved section was transformed into an asphalt road, significantly reducing passenger and logistics transportation time from 3 hours to 1 hour.

A POSCO E&C official said, “Although all employees, including the site manager, faced many difficulties such as multiple cases of malaria, the responsibility and sense of mission as the company’s first project in Africa enabled us to complete the construction on schedule.”

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