Mozambique’s National Roads Administration (ANE) plans to select a concessionaire for nearly 200 kilometres of National Roads 2, 3 and 4 (N2, N3 and N4) in Maputo Province by 2027, with the process also designed to ensure a smooth transition ahead of the expiry of the current N4 concession in 2028.
“We are saying that the tender we launched for the N4, N2 and N3 is aimed at identifying the future concessionaire,” said Miguel Coanai, ANE’s deputy director-general.
The tender covers a combined 196.8 kilometres of road across three major corridors: 96.8 kilometres of the N4 between Maputo and the Ressano Garcia border post; 69 kilometres of the N2 between Matola, Boane and Namaacha; and 31 kilometres of the N3 between Impaputo, Goba and the border with Eswatini.
Pre-selected bidders are currently conducting field surveys and preparing their technical and financial proposals, which ANE expects to receive by the end of November. Those proposals will then be evaluated and submitted for approval and contracting procedures before a final concessionaire is selected.
The early launch of the process will allow the selected concessionaire to begin preparing engineering designs, studies and an implementation strategy for the future rehabilitation and management of the three roads while the current N4 concession is still in effect. According to Coanai, this advance preparation should facilitate the transition between the existing and future management models and prevent disruptions to project execution.
“By 2027 we will have the conditions in place and the future concessionaire will be able to start preparing the projects for the N2, N3 and N4 and define, more or less, the implementation strategy for the future concession,” he said.
The current N4 concession is held by Trans African Concessions (TRAC), a public-private partnership between the governments of Mozambique and South Africa, and expires in February 2028. The N4 is one of the region’s principal logistics corridors, connecting the Port of Maputo to South Africa. The N2 and N3, meanwhile, provide strategic links between Maputo Province and the border with Eswatini, underscoring the importance of all three routes for the movement of people and goods.
In January 2025, TRAC announced an investment of €82.3 million to rehabilitate and widen 66 kilometres of the N4 between Ressano Garcia and the Tchumene interchange in Matola. The project, justified by the high volume of heavy traffic on the corridor, is expected to take 24 months to complete. TRAC also highlighted the N4’s strategic significance as the primary road link between the Port of Maputo and South Africa.
To date, none of the pre-selected bidders have filed complaints regarding the tender process, according to Coanai. “At this point we believe the tender is proceeding as planned — we have received no complaints and the pre-selected bidders are preparing their proposals,” he said. He acknowledged, however, that issues or complaints could arise in subsequent phases as the process moves into proposal evaluation and contracting.
Separately, ANE is also seeking private investment for the rehabilitation of the N1, the country’s main road artery spanning approximately 2,600 kilometres. The route includes sections classified as critical and segments damaged by rainfall during the 2025-26 season. The authority intends to launch tenders for the concession of certain N1 stretches with the aim of improving road conditions and ensuring more efficient movement of people and freight.
Source: Diário Económico
Original article: https://www.diarioeconomico.co.mz/2026/09/04/negocios/infra-estruturas/ane-preve-concessionar-quase-200-quilometros-de-estradas-em-2027/
