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Malawi’s Bridges Under Water: Travel Chaos Erupts

Heavy rains have washed away key bridges, disrupting travel nationwide, as the Roads Authority works with Mota-Engil and China Civil to restore access, identify detours and repair damaged sections on major roads, with 13 councils affected following persistent seasonal downpours.

Written by Burnett Munthali (Contributor) • Published: 10 hours ago • News from: Lilongwe
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Heavy rains have swept away critical bridges, crippling travel across Malawi. The Roads Authority’s racing against time with Mota-Engil and China Civil Engineering Corp to restore connectivity.

“Alternative routes are being identified to keep traffic moving,” says CEO Engineer Ammiel Champiti. Mota-Engil’s tackling M001 Road repairs, while China Civil’s handling M005.

A bridge has been washed away in Kasungu

Bridges in Kasungu’s Mpasadzi and Nkhotakota’s Dwangwa, Kaombe, Ling’ona, and Nchandilo are down. 13 councils nationwide are reeling from the damage.

Mota-Engil’s no stranger to big projects here – they’ve worked on Thyolo-Makwasa-Thekerani-Makhanga road and Lilongwe’s Old Airport-Kasiya Spur road.

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