World Heritage Site Mana Pools is nearing full accessibility after bridges were damaged by flooding last year. This comes after heavy flooding in January 2022 damaged much of the park’s road infrastructure.
Work to repair four bridges and a section of the Hellsgate Mkanga Road in the national park extensively damaged by the flooding was well underway in February.
Mashonaland West road engineer, Simarashe Gomo commented at the time that construction of the roads and bridges were expected to be completed in 45 days.
The park was opened for self-driving visitors over the weekend, and final work is being done to fix the bridge over the Ruckomechi River to finalise the repairs. This is expected to take just a few more days.
The damage had restricted access to the Mana Pools National Park, a popular tourist destination renowned for its baobab trees, forests and riverine wilderness along with a large herd of elephants.
The damage to infrastructure has reduced revenue for an already strained tourism sector after the pandemic which is trying to recover from the pandemic.
For updates on accessing Mana National Park, contact ZimParks.
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