Roads in Eswatini
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Public transport is the main means of transportation in Eswatini. Car ownership is low, at 89 cars per 1,000 people (2014).[1] The National Road Network has 1500 km of main roads and 2270 km of district roads.[2]
Roads
total: 3,594 km
paved: 1,078 km
unpaved: 2,516 km (2002)
Amongst its roadway network, the main roads are:
- MR1 Mbabane - Piggs Peak - Jeppes Reef, border with South Africa.
- MR3 Ngwenya, border with South Africa - Mbabane - Manzini - Hlane - Lomashasha, border with Mozambique. This is the most important highway.
- MR8 Manzini - Big Bend - Lavumisa, border with South Africa.
- MR9 Manzini - Nhlangano - Mahamba, border with South Africa.
- MR11 Nhlangano - Lavumisa, border with South Africa.
- MR19 Mbabane - Nertson, border with South Africa.
The MR3 road also includes a section, going from the Ngwenya border crossing, through Mbabane and until Manzini, with 4 lanes and has been upgraded as a motorway. This motorway section has a length of 56 km.
References
- ^ "World Bank Data: Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people)". The World Bank. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Ministry of Public Works &Transport – Roads Department". Retrieved 2022-02-19.