New Swazi bypass officially opened

MBABANE - The bypass road allowing vehicles to travel from Swaziland's Oshoek border post with SA to the Matsapha Industrial Estate without having to go through downtown Mbabane unofficially opened last week. At quadruple the original estimated cost, the divided highway will end a perennial traffic jam that commenced last winter when construction began. Access to the capital city and Matsapha beyond was funnelled into one lane, a situation contractors promised to end last February. King Mswati will officially open the highway at some future date but the Ministry of Public Works tells FTW that the project is complete.