Mozambique: Nampula government and CFM study solution for Saua-Saua bridge

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Mozambique: Nampula government and CFM study solution for Saua-Saua bridge

11:42 CAT | 04 Jul 2025

Photo: Wamphula Fax

On Wednesday, the government authorities of Nampula province, in coordination with Ports and Railways of Mozambique (CFM), carried out a technical survey to determine the costs of rehabilitating the current Saua-Saua bridge structure or, alternatively, building a new bridge over the Monapo river.

The aim is to ensure a safe crossing for vehicles, people and goods between the administrative post of Saua-Saua and Namicopo, in Nampula district.

The crossing is important, since, in addition to serving Saua-Saua, it connects Nampula district with neighbouring Muecate and Mecubúri districts.

The current bridge, which is supported by wooden stakes and dates from the colonial period, no longer offers safe conditions for the movement of people, and commuters crossing the Monapo River are consequently subject to the risk of, for example, crocodile attacks.

Governor of Nampula province Eduardo Abdula, who led the team responsible for the technical survey on the ground, recalled that he had visited the site immediately after Cyclone Jude, and had promised that he would mobilise partners to improve mobility conditions.

“It is within this scope of identifying partners that we are currently in negotiations with the Mozambique Railways. Just yesterday (Tuesday) we were in Maputo with the CEO of CFM and we came here to carry out a technical survey to determine the costs and define the best way to guarantee a passable route, which allows the passage of people and goods, facilitating movement to Muecate and Mecubúri,” Abdula explained.

Governor Abdula added that the presence of the CFM team was aimed at determining what CFM’s to the execution of this project contribution could be, in order to put an end to the inconvenience experienced by people crossing the Monapo.

In addition, the head of the Provincial Executive Council stressed the importance of acting with caution, in order to build a durable bridge with a longer useful life, instead of repairing the old bridge, which is in an advanced state of degradation.

“It is better to wait a little longer and have a durable structure, than to make repairs now and, in December, be left without a bridge again,” Abdula commented.

Source: Wamphula Fax