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Council installs surveillance cameras
02 Sep 2014 at 02:11hrs | Views
Harare City Council is installing surveillance cameras at traffic lights in the central business district to deal with traffic offenders.
The cameras will be used to identify traffic offenders, especially those who pass through red robots.
Council workers were last week spotted installing CCTV cameras at the intersection of Julius Nyerere Way and Jason Moyo Avenue.
Council sources on Monday said the cameras were part of efforts to mitigate chaos at street intersections as the rainy season approaches.
"We are installing cameras in the CBD so that we can help avoid traffic congestion by controlling the robots. The cameras will also help in identifying traffic offenders as their vehicles will be captured on camera and police will follow up with the Central Vehicle Registry so the owner of the vehicle is fined accordingly," said the source.
Traffic jams now characterise the CBD and the influx of second hand Japanese vehicle has worsened the situation.
Council recently established the Coventry Road holding bay for commuter omnibuses to decongest the CBD.
The cameras will be used to identify traffic offenders, especially those who pass through red robots.
Council workers were last week spotted installing CCTV cameras at the intersection of Julius Nyerere Way and Jason Moyo Avenue.
Council sources on Monday said the cameras were part of efforts to mitigate chaos at street intersections as the rainy season approaches.
"We are installing cameras in the CBD so that we can help avoid traffic congestion by controlling the robots. The cameras will also help in identifying traffic offenders as their vehicles will be captured on camera and police will follow up with the Central Vehicle Registry so the owner of the vehicle is fined accordingly," said the source.
Traffic jams now characterise the CBD and the influx of second hand Japanese vehicle has worsened the situation.
Council recently established the Coventry Road holding bay for commuter omnibuses to decongest the CBD.
Source - The Herald
