(HERALD) More one-ways for Harare
More one-ways for HarareSaturday, 26 November 2011 00:00
Municipal Reporter
HARARE City Council has converted sections of six roads into one-ways and increased clamping and tow-away charges to US$150 to tame the traffic jungle in the central business district. Impounded vehicles will now be kept at a central place, the city stores yard. Council has been charging varying amounts for clamping and towing away vehicles.
The conversion of roads into one-ways and new tow-away fees were approved on Thursday during a full council meeting. About US$500 000 has been set aside to change roads into one-ways.
According to the schedule of the road sections to be converted, traffic in Leopold Takawira Street will flow in a northerly direction from Charter Road to Samora Machel Avenue.
Suggestions have been that the traffic flow should be one-way from Samora Machel Avenue to Charter Road to curb the influx of commuter omnibuses and pirate taxes plying the City-Avondale route.
Traffic along Chinhoyi Street will flow in a southerly direction from Samora Machel Avenue to Charter Road.
Traffic along Robert Mugabe Road will flow in an easterly direction from Rotten Row to Inez Terrace.
"It has been observed that the two-way sections in Robert Mugabe Road are causing horrendous traffic flow problems. Therefore the removal of such two-way traffic flow sections and replacing them with one-way traffic flow system will greatly enhance the smooth flow of traffic in the CBD," read part of the approved minutes.
Traffic along Innez Terrace will flow in a southerly direction from Nelson Mandela Avenue to Kenneth Kaunda Avenue, while traffic on South Avenue will flow eastwards from Angwa Street to Wynne Street.
"The section of Robson Manyika Avenue between Julius Nyerere Way and Innez Terrace will flow in a westerly direction," read the minutes.
The city will install traffic signals at the junction of Robson Manyika and Julius Nyerere Way to cater for traffic intending to go westwards.
Urban planning services director Mr Psychology Chiwanga said there was an option for traffic going westwards to turn left at the Julius Nyerere Way and Robson Manyika Avenue junction and then turn right into Julius Nyerere Way.
"Traffic that turn right into Julius Nyerere Way will turn left into Jason Moyo Street and travel westwards. The pedestrian crossing in Julius Nyerere Way will be removed and incorporated into the new traffic signaled junction," he said.
Town clerk Dr Tendai Mahachi said enforcement will be done with the assistance of the police.
A steering committee comprising Dr Mahachi, Police Deputy Commissioner-Generals Innocent Matibiri and Godwin Matanga will steer the city's decongestion programme.
Officers from the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Infrastructural Development and the Central Vehicle Registry are part of the team.
Harare has an estimated one million vehicles amid fears that if no remedial traffic control measures are taken now, the city's roads could be choked.
The city will soon flight tenders inviting operators for a mass transit system.
The project will see an end to commuter omnibuses entering the city centre.
posted by MrK @ 10:24 PM
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