Namibia: Windhoek-Okahandja dual carriageway (A1) officially opened!

The Namibian Roads Authority (RA), whose core business is to construct and maintain Namibia's road sector, has officially opened the new Windhoek <> Okahandja dual carriageway (A1) on 01 November 2024. The N$2.8 billion road project is a major upgrade of the 71 km stretch between Windhoek and Okahandja and is expected to ease traffic congestion, reduce travel time and improve road safety. The four-lane freeway connects Namibia to important trade routes, such as the east-west Trans Kalahari Highway and the north-south Windhoek-Luanda transport corridor.
The stretch of road between Windhoek and Okahandja, which has been reclassified from B1 to A1 in accordance with road classification standards, is the only A-rated road in Namibia.

Namibia: Windhoek <> Okahandja road project 87% complete!

The CEO of the Namibian Roads Authority (RA), Conrad Lutombi, announced at a media briefing on the progress of the multi-billion-dollar Windhoek <> Okahandja road project during the official opening of an 11 km section of the road between the Omakunde and Gross Barmen interchange, that 87% of road project has been completed. The remaining 13% of work will be completed by March (May?) 2024. 

"Today we are opening another stretch of the road from Omakunde interchange up to the Gross Barmen interchange, which is just six kilometres away from the town of Okahandja. Motorists will now have an option to access Okahandja using this stretch or the off-ramp route via Osona. This is a dual carriage on both South and Northern directions," Lutombi said.

Mr Lutombi further announced that the 70 km complete stretch between Windhoek <> Okahandja, which was upgraded to a four-lane freeway, will be wholly opened to the public in December 2023 although not 100% complete. The official opening of the road, whose upgrade began in 2016, is expected to take place in July 2024. We'll keep you posted!

btw.: According to Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NRW), the opening of the new section of the Windhoek <> Okahandja road reduces the driving time between Windhoek and the Gross Barmen Resort by 30 minutes.