The Roads Authority, a member of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group, is investing close to N$311 million in upgrading the road infrastructure along the Trans Kalahari Corridor. The Corridor Group said in a statement that the rehabilitation of the road will commence this month and the entire project is expected to be completed by April 2011. The first phase of the rehabilitation entails the widening of the first 45 km of the road and a further 32 km from Okahandja towards Karibib which amounts to a total of 77 km.

In anticipation of the increase in traffic flow along the Corridor there is a need for road infrastructural development, the statement said.
The Trans Kalahari Corridor comprises a tarred road linking the Port of Walvis Bay with Botswana and Gauteng. Since the completion of the Trans Kalahari Highway in 1998, which forms the Trans Kalahari Corridor, the TKC has achieved various milestones.
Through the Walvis Bay Corridor Group a trilateral Trans-Kalahari Corridor Management Committee was established to address operational issues along the corridor to ensure the smooth flow of goods.  The extension of border hours between Namibia and Botswana and Botswana and South Africa and the introduction of a Single Administrative Document (SAD 500) was also achieved, amongst others.
Through the promotional efforts of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group, the business confidence in the Walvis Bay Corridors has resulted in the increase in commercial traffic along the Corridor routes.
The cargo volumes along the Trans Kalahari Corridor have increased by 58.4% over the past few years.