It begins at the roundabout in the city of Gweru where is extends from Main street.
It was upraised at the same time with the R84-7 Highway after rehabilitation and pavement by the then Ministry of Transport and Energy, Construction Units Nº 7.
Construction work commenced 15 January 1986 though it had been scheduled to begin on 1 October 1985.
[3] From a rural road the Road R51-7 became a national highway because after completion this Mvuma- Gweru Highway attracted long-distance traffic and traffic volumes substantially increased with average growth rates higher than 7%.
[4] Presently it is a regional road corridor link road connecting the R1 Highway which runs from Harare to Beitbridge and the R2 Highway that runs from Harare to Plumtree.