Mozambique's National Roads Administration (ANE) plans to select in 2027 the future concessionaire of almost 200 kilometres of the national roads N2, N3 and N4, all located in Maputo province. The process covers the N4 with 96.8 kilometres between Maputo and the Ressano Garcia border, the N2 with 69 kilometres between Matola, Boane and Namaacha, and the N3 with 31 kilometres between Impaputo, Goba and the border with Eswatini. The anticipation of the tender is due to the approaching end of the current N4 concession, which ends in February 2028 and is assigned to TRAC (Trans African Concession), a company resulting from a public-private partnership between the governments of Mozambique and South Africa.
According to Miguel Coanai, Deputy Director-General of ANE, the pre-selected bidders are currently carrying out field surveys and preparing technical-financial proposals, which must be submitted by the end of November. The official stated that the selected entity may begin preparing engineering projects and studies for the future rehabilitation of the roads still during the validity of the current concession, thus avoiding interruptions in the transition between the two management models. To date, no complaints have been submitted by the bidders.
The N4 is one of the main logistics corridors in the region, linking the Port of Maputo to South Africa, while the N2 and N3 provide strategic links to the border with Eswatini. In January 2025, TRAC announced an investment of 82.3 million euros for the rehabilitation and widening of 66 kilometres of the N4, between Ressano Garcia and the Tchumene interchange in Matola, in a project with an estimated duration of 24 months, justified by the heavy traffic on that corridor.
In parallel, ANE is seeking private investment for the recovery of National Road Number One (N1), the country's main road axis with approximately 2,600 kilometres, including critical sections and segments affected by rains during the 2025-2026 season. The institution also plans to launch tenders for the concession of some sections of the N1, with the aim of improving drivability and strengthening the movement of people and goods.
