Lilongwe traffic interchange opens for motorists’ use with mixed traffic experiences

September 28, 2020 Alfred Chauwa -Nyasa Times 32 Comments

The K7.6 billion Area 18 Traffic Interchange in Lilongwe  has opened Monday morning for motorists’ use with mixed traffic experiences as  some motorists found it easy to maneuver through the interchange sideway loops, others struggled with the same.

Traffic congestion heading to Bwandiro

A woman found at the interchange said people are struggling to switch from one lane to another.  She said after some time, people will get used.

The Area 18 Cloverleaf Traffic Interchange is located at the site of the then Area 18 Roundabout. It boasts an upper road from Parliament Roundabout to Bingu National Stadium which was upgraded to dual carriageway.

The underpass also has a dual carriage on the M1 and is expected to be later connected to the planned Kanengo to Mchinji Roundabout dual carriageway.

Motorists are pleased  that Malawi is finally registered to have one road interchange When toured the interchange it was seen a lot traffic of traffic were using the interchange.

Roads Fund Administration Chief Executive Officer, Stuart Malata said there were a number of challenges which delayed the implementation of the project.

Malata said the new road has incorporated modern safety features such as separation of motorised and non-motorised traffic which has improved safety to road users.

The project financier , NBS Bank chief executive Oofficer , Kwanere Ngwenya said his company has pumped in K10 Billion towards the project.

Ngwenya said the project will have many benefits to the motorists in Lilongwe City and the public in general.

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32 replies on “Lilongwe traffic interchange opens for motorists’ use with mixed traffic experiences”

  2. One major design flaw is not having the loops enter the “main roads” at a 90 degree angle. This would have made it much, much easier to best judge when to enter the “main roads”. Entering at a slanted angle makes judgement on when to enter from the loops that much more difficult…you have to peek over your right shoulder instead of cleanly turning your head to the right to assess when best to enter the main roads. Also speed limits ought to be strictly enforced to reduce accidents in the interchange

  3. Next week Chakwera is clocking 100 days in office. Tatiuzeni kuti kwanuko wapanga chani cholozeka! Or as a country, what can we mention as a milestone made by Chakwera in more than a quarter of a year in office apart from cheap talk?

    And why hasn’t Chakwera opened the Mutharika interchange with pomp? Akuwopa DPP itchuka? Majelasi akuphani abusa .

    Please tell Chakwera that there are so many landmark projects which APM started and are now completed and are ready for presidential opening such as the Mchinji Boarder post magnificent building, the three TTCs one per region, the Bwanje irrigation dam, several Community Technical Colleges, Tsangano-Neno road, Mburunji- njakwa Livingstonia road, Cancer Center in Lilongwe, Thyolo-thekerani road, the Grand Park in Lilongwe, Blantyre Ring-road, Lower Shire irrigation scheme, etc etc. All roads which APM started must be completed eg the Chingale road. And we also want the Balaka-Chilipa-Mangochi road. APM was simply Mr delivery. Koma abusa musachite manyazi, you must open these projects with pomp so that Malawians must see what DPP was capable of doing.

    1. It’s too early for wapanga chiyani. Wamanga akuba ambiri a DPP ena akali mundende. That has sent a wonderful message to the outside world in terms of politics in Malawi. Peter amabelewa dzina lake Ali pampando .

  6. I think Malawians need to have civic education about using interchanged roads in S.A. there is alot of them

  7. Thanks to those who initiated and sponsored this project.Its a small step towards creating good infrastructure

  8. The Kaunda road is a nuisance because of Ntandire people who cross the road like dogs and goats. Something has to be done there and the best is to road over pedestrian crossing and special turning points. There is also congestion at the roundabout at Bingu International Stadium. The interchange will not help that much. This is like a Shire River flowing into Mwanza River. What happens to Mwanza River? The whole highway joining the road to Bwandilo or Kaunda Road. Kaya tiwona.

  9. We need development like this for the country to go forward hand to the past government and the financier .We expect more from new government.

  10. The traffic congestion heading to Bwandilo from the interchange is unavoidable because it is caused by the single lane bridge at Lingadzi River. The wise thing to do was to amend the contract with the contractor to include construction of the bridge.

    Similarly, the stretch between Amina roundabout on Paul Kagame road and KCH roundabout on Kenyatta drive should immediately be dualised. It is only about 500 meters.

  11. Drove through this interchange effortlessly. No panic. Kungoti most of our fellow Malawian drivers are crude. Even at road crossings you see a well dressed man or woman switching on a HAZARDS switch and a traffic cop is just watching without correcting him or her. Sad.

  12. Chonde Ana a Dadi, a Bakha, Ma Cadet, I know it hurts to be on the loosing side but don’t show your ignorance by praising clueless APM for this project, this is NOT a DPP project by any imagination, it was funded by NBS.

    1. Childish defence. The Kamuzu era govt built structures you always bore us with were they funded using his own money?

  13. Bwanji kondi? A bank akutu the have pumped in 10 billion in the project. How ever the report is says the 7.6 billion Area 18 Traffic Interchage.

  14. The country has witnessed massive development during Peter.Roads, buildings, traffic , green birthday etc.despite all those changes .No doners,floods,dry spell etc.Malawians God will punish us for the insurts and no recognition or mention by Chakwera about these developments.We are not civilised.Amplifying negative things only.

  15. Ma clear sign post alipo. Enafe tachipanga tour bwinobwino kumasinthana ndi ma galimoto ena chimodzimodzi. Vuto kungoti anthu ena amangoyendesa galimoto bola akutha kuyima ndikupita. Olo Roundabout yeniyeniyi ena amangoyenda mulimose osaganiza..

    1. True. We need to learn to read signs. Kumapezeka pa round about, kuyambila lane iyi, kukathela iyo. Kuzolowela single lane roads

  16. The exist ramp and the direction of the traffic on the right side of this interchange do not make sense at all.

  17. Ena mwaife ndiye tangoona ngati masewela
    Tayenda mu N3,mu N4 ndimisewo ina yotchuka mu Africa
    Koma ndintchito yolozeka paMalawi pano

    1. This is govt of Malawi project and not party project. After all it was financed by our taxes which means you and myself are proud financiers of this project

      1. Kodi alipo mwana mmodzi yekha wanzeru pakati pa ana a chipani chososoledwa mapiko amtambomtambo?. Onse nzeru zoperewera … could this personalization of government projects funded by public taxes be one of the reasons these ana adadi were dipping their dirty hands in the public purse?

    2. inu nde chisilu chotheratu. mukuverathu kuti project was funded by NBS bank, inu mukutchula peter muthalika. peter muthalika ntchito zake ndi kuba cement and envading taxes

    3. Tiwona kuti mbuyanu Chakwera apanga chani. Izi ndi ntchito za the visionary D phi phi olo mutatukwana bwanji, you cant take that away.munya muwona

  20. malawian motorists just need alot of patience once on all roads. ena amangodziwa zotukwana azao.
    PATIENCE!!!!!!!!
    DO WE NEED SIGN POSTS OR?????

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