Online Reporter
George Maponga in BIKITA
Bikita Rural District Council (RDC) has installed a solar-powered traffic light at an intersection at Nyika Growth Point, which is a high accident zone.
The traffic light along the Nyika-Mutare highway is part of a modernisation drive that speaks to the Second Republic’s vision of creating smart cities and living spaces as well as making Zimbabwe an upper-middle-income society by 2030.
Bikita RDC acting chief executive Engineer Arnold Mtuke said the traffic light is a benchmark for responsible local governance anchored on the infrastructure modernisation drive.
The project was rolled out using the local authority’s internally-generated revenue and is in direct response to President Mnangagwa’s call to action for local authorities as anchors of sustainable socio-economic transformation.
“Bikita Rural District Council has installed a traffic light system at a previously accident-prone section within the district, marking a critical advancement in road safety infrastructure and modernisation efforts,” he said.
“This intervention demonstrates the council’s proactive approach to civil protection and sustainable urban development and also enhances civil protection and public safety.”
Engineer Mtuke said the traffic light at Nyika addresses a pressing public road safety concern by reducing accident risk at a high-risk intersection through regulated traffic flow.
Bikita RDC has been embracing the Government’s rural modernisation drive, with the district’s commercial capital of Nyika having undergone rapid transformation into a modern urban settlement.
