The Kazungula Bridge, a 923-metre-long and 18.5-metre-wide road and rail bridge that connects Zambia and Botswana by crossing the Zambezi at the small border town of Kazungula in Zambia's Southern Provice, is 100% complete. According to a press release by Botswana's Ministry of Transport and Communications, this includes the bridge proper and approach ramps. The one stop border post on Botswana's side of the bridge currenty stands at 98.44% (as of 06 October 2020) and is expected to be fully complete by the end of October 2020, while the one stop border post on the Zambian side of the bridge is at 99.4% (as of 06 October 2020).
Construction of the Kazungula Bridge officially began on 12 October 2014. The bridge is being financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Bank (ADB).
PS.: Once the Kazungula Bridge is open to the public, travellers will be able to travel between Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe or Zambia) and the iconic Chobe National Park in Botswana in just about one +/- hour!
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