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H-Metro Reporter
HARARE residents are requesting the council to install traffic lights at the intersection of Nemakonde Way, formerly Lomagundi, and West Road in Avondale West.
Commenting on the frequency of road traffic accidents at the junction of Nemakonde Way and West Road, Harare Provincial Police spokesperson, Inspector Luckmore Chakanza said the police record accidents once every two weeks at the said intersection.
“And these will be minor road traffic accidents without injuries or deaths, and the causes are mainly turning errors,” he said.
“When a motorist is driving from West Road into Nemakonde Way, there will be a lot of traffic but sometimes they are impatient or they will be driving from Nemakonde Way and turning into West Road.
“Sometimes they are impatient because cars will be moving at a slow speed due to the huge traffic congestion, so accidents recorded there are minor road traffic accidents every two weeks.”
Ward 17 Councillor Happymore Gotora told residents that he had submitted their request for traffic lights to the City of Harare.
“Hopefully, it will be worked on soon,” he said.
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona recently urged motorists to use designated points while opening a completed section of Nemakonde Way to traffic recently.
He said Government plans to fine motorists for knocking down traffic lights.
“People are vandalising our infrastructure and go unpunished.
“Even if you damage a bridge, if your vehicle insurance fails to compensate, we will take the vehicle that would have been involved in the accident because we are tired of people who do not care about their country’s infrastructure.
Residents suggested the traffic light at Nemakonde Way and West Road will need to be in synchronised with the ones on Belfast Road and Nemakonde Way.
Some residents bemoaned the way drivers are speeding along Nemakonde Way following its recent rehabilitation.
“Absolutely, cars are racing from both sides along Lomagundi (Nemakonde Way), there is glass strewn from accidents already happened on other areas of newly constructed roads.
“Best proceed with caution,” said a resident identified as Tapiwa.
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