Development corridors
Introduction
The Maputo Corridor or Maputo Corridor, is a major trade corridor connecting the Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa with Maputo, which is a port and the capital of Mozambique.
The corridor comprises roads - including the new N4 highway - and railways, ports and border facilities in Komatipoort[1] that connect the industrial areas around Gauteng and the mining and agricultural districts to the east, with the ports on the Mozambican coast. Maputo and Matola are both deep water ports.
Transportation organizations and border control agencies are cooperating to improve transportation and reduce barriers to trade.[2].
History
The corridor was first planned in 1994, as a project to rehabilitate disused transportation routes.[3] Since then, the project has expanded, new actors have been involved, and more than $5 billion has been invested.
References
- [1] ↑ «Maputo Corridor». Consultado el 27 de febrero de 2011.: http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6107229/Maputo-Corridor-a-qualified-success.html
- [2] ↑ «Maputo Corridor Summary Report». Archivado desde el original el 21 de julio de 2011. Consultado el 27 de febrero de 2011.: https://web.archive.org/web/20110721065111/http://www.usaid.gov/mz/doc/misc/maputo_corridor_summary_report.pdf
- [3] ↑ «MAPUTO DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR». Archivado desde el original el 21 de abril de 2011. Consultado el 27 de febrero de 2011.: https://web.archive.org/web/20110421004752/http://www.maputocorridor.org.za/index.php?pid=1&ct=1
- [4] ↑ a b «MAPUTO CORRIDOR». Railways Africa. Archivado desde el original el 15 de julio de 2011. Consultado el 27 de febrero de 2011.: https://web.archive.org/web/20110715151737/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/02/maputo-corridor-4/
- [5] ↑ «Swaziland Signs Maputo Corridor Accord - Xinhua News Agency». Consultado el 27 de febrero de 2011.: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18004844.html
- [6] ↑ «Limited border post operating hours hamper Maputo Corridor progress». Consultado el 27 de febrero de 2011.: http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/limited-border-post-operating-hours-hamper-maputo-corridor-progress-2010-09-30