R7 road (Zimbabwe)

R7 road
Location
CountryZimbabwe
Highway system

R7 Highway is a primary, paved, regional road corridor in central Zimbabwe virtue of linking the regional corridors R1 Highways that runs from Harare to Beitbridge via Masvingo, and R2 Highway that runs from Harare to Plumtree via Bulawayo.

Background

R7 Highway is also the national road called A17 Highway which runs from Gweru to Mvuma. It begins at the roundabout in the city of Gweru where is extends from Main street. 19°27′18″S29°49′25″E / 南緯19.45509度、東経29.82368度 / -19.45509; 29.82368A17高速道路 and ends in Mvuma at the junction with the R1 Highways. 19°17′52″S30°32′02″E / 南緯19.297789度、東経30.534027度 / -19.297789; 30.534027A17高速道路ムブマ[1][2]

Rural road

The Gweru-Mvuma Road was a rural road which was upgraded into a national highway and road corridor in 1989. It was then known as Road R51-7. It was upraised at the same time with the R84-7 Highway after rehabilitation and pavement by the then Ministry of Transport and Energy, Construction Units Nº 7. Construction work commenced 15 January 1986 though it had been scheduled to begin on 1 October 1985. The main job was completed on 15 August 1988 though the scheduled date of completion had been 1 October 1987. (Duration of contract 24 months 31 months) Final touches and maintenance work ended on 15 August 1989, the scheduled date having been 1 October 1988.[3]

Operations

From a rural road the Road R51-7 became a national highway because after completion this Mvuma- Gweru Highway attracted long-distance traffic and traffic volumes substantially increased with average growth rates higher than 7%.[4]

Presently it is a regional road corridor link road connecting the R1 Highway which runs from Harare to Beitbridge and the R2 Highway that runs from Harare to Plumtree. Together with R6 Highway which runs from Chivhu to Nyazura connecting the R1 Highway with the R5 Highway that runs from Harare to Mutare, makes a short cut road corridor from Mutare to Gweru and Bulawayo.

Road user charges

ジンバブエの他の道路と同様に、R7高速道路は無料道路ではありません。グウェルから37kmのシノ・ターンオフにある料金所に料金所があり、 ZINARAが通行料と超過料金を徴収しています。これは、ジンバブエにある36の独立料金所のうち15番目の料金所です。[ 5 ] (所在地)南緯19度47分30秒 東経30度43分57秒 / 南緯19.7917度、東経30.7326度 / -19.7917; 30.7326シノ・トールゲート

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参考文献

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  3. ^ "概要データ シート。サブページ (vii)。段落 = F、トピック = 請負業者、項目 = F2: Gweru-Mvuma" (PDF)Afdb.org 2016 年4 月 15 日に取得
  4. ^アフリカ開発バックグループ(1999年8月16日)「社会経済的影響:項目4.4.15」(PDF) Afdb.org 21ページ。 2016年4月15日閲覧
  5. ^ Moses Julius Juma (2015年2月23日). 「6ページ目。現在の通行料金所を示す地図」(PDF) . Armfa.net . 2016年4月20日時点のオリジナル(PDF)からアーカイブ。 2016年4月15日閲覧