The M10 Road is a Road in Zambia. It goes from Livingstone, through Sesheke, to Mongu. The Road is approximately 508 kilometres and follows the Zambezi River for its entire length. The M10 between Livingstone and Kazungula and extending further west to Sesheke is a major route used by motorists for international trade and travelling between Zambian cities and the respective countries of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. The road is one lane in each direction. As a result, the road may be very busy and may have high volumes of traffic in either direction.
Route
The M10 Route begins in Livingstone, at an intersection with the T1 Road. The road goes west, being the road separating the Dambwa North and Dambwa Central suburbs of Livingstone. The road goes for 70 Kilometres, though the north-western section of the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, to the small town of Kazungula, where there is a narrow border with Botswana on the Zambezi River . Most global positioning systemssuggest that the route through Kazungula and Eastern Botswana is a quicker route to Johannesburg, South Africa from Livingstone than through Victoria Falls and Zimbabwe. The M10 Road is also on the main route between Botswana and Lusaka and countries like DR Congo and Malawi. As a result, the route is important for international trade and may be busy in either direction. From the small town of Kazungula, the M10 Road continues west for 135 kilometres, through the Mwandi District, to the town of Sesheke in the Western Province. 40 kilometres before Sesheke, by Simungoma Market, is a turn to the town of Mulobezi, where there is a timber industry. The M10 is the main road through Sesheke Central. 3 kilometres west of Sesheke, at a junction with the RD325 Road, at the point where the Zambezi River stops being a national borderline and turns northwards, the M10 Road crosses in a south-westerly direction as the Katima Mulilo Bridge to be on the western side of the Zambezi River, before meeting the Namibia Border Post. At the point where the M10 turns north-north-west, there is a road south into Namibia's Caprivi Strip, connecting to Namibia's B8 road. The Katima Mulilo Bridge connecting Sesheke with the western side of the Zambezi River completes a much-needed road link between Zambia and Namibia. As the main link between cities in Namibia like Walvis Bay and cities in Malawi, DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia, the road is important for international trade and may be used frequently by motorists in either direction. The M10 between Kazungula and Sesheke is a road in a very poor condition, with many motorists choosing to use different routes between Kazungula and Namibia. From the Namibia Border, the M10 goes north-north-west for 116 km to a point south of the town of Sioma. Just before Sioma is the Ngonye Falls, also known as the Sioma Falls, on the Zambezi River. The M10 Road crosses back to the eastern side of the Zambezi River and continues north for 85 kilometres to the town of Senanga, which is at the southern point of the Barotse Floodplain. It passes through the eastern suburbs. From Senanga, the M10 Road goes north for 100 km to the town of Mongu, which is the capital of the Western Province and is part of the capital area of Barotseland. The M10 ends at an intersection with the M9 Road from Lusaka at a roundabout in Mongu Central.
