Muloza–Chiringa Road

The Muloza–Chiringa Road is a road in the Southern Region of Malawi, connecting the towns of Muloza in Mulanje District, and Chiringa, in Phalombe District.

Location
The road starts at Muloza as the T-415 road and progresses at first, in a general north-easterly direction, hugging the Ruo River and the Malawi/Mozambique border. At the southeastern corner of the Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve, the road abandons the course of the river and the border, turning northwards, hugging the eastern edge of the forest reserve, to end at Chiringa, a total distance of approximately 45 km.

Overview
This road is important as it connects the international border town of Muloza to the interior of Malawi. Before 2019, the road had a gravel surface. In 2019, the government of Malawi, using internally generated funds, began upgrading the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts, and drainage channels. The work was contracted in phases. The first phase from Muloza to Muloza Bridge, measuring about 20 km, was contracted to M.A. Kharafi and Sons, at a contract price of MWK7 billion (US$10 million). The first phase which started in April 2019, is expected to last 18 months until October 2020.