City to deal with Mugabe Ave concerns

THE Windhoek Municipality has established a committee to deal with public concerns resulting from the extension of Robert Mugabe Avenue in the City, the Municipality said in a statement at the end of last week.

At present, construction is taking place at three main areas along the route. The aim of the extension is to address road congestion via the Simon de Wit Bridge and to ease traffic flow between the City and the Northern Industrial Area, Katutura and Khomasdal.Sheffield Street has been closed to allow for the construction of a bridge.Traffic flow is also affected by the building of a bridge over the railway line adjacent to the Simon de Wit Bridge.Extensive roadworks are also underway in the vicinity of Government Park.Robert Mugabe Avenue is being narrowed from Keller Street to Nelson Mandela Street while Uhland and Luther Streets have been closed.If members of the public have any questions on the environmental or social impact of the project, they can contact the Chairman of the Project Liaison Committee, Dirk Eberle, at telephone 061-236 251.Eberle also represents the environmental consultants on the project, Ecoplan.In addition, a notice board, which outlines the phases of the project as well as the basic programme, has been placed in the Customer Care Centre at the City’s Townhouse building .Construction on these streets is due to continue until August 2005 – costing ratepayers about N$115 million.The aim of the extension is to address road congestion via the Simon de Wit Bridge and to ease traffic flow between the City and the Northern Industrial Area, Katutura and Khomasdal.Sheffield Street has been closed to allow for the construction of a bridge.Traffic flow is also affected by the building of a bridge over the railway line adjacent to the Simon de Wit Bridge.Extensive roadworks are also underway in the vicinity of Government Park.Robert Mugabe Avenue is being narrowed from Keller Street to Nelson Mandela Street while Uhland and Luther Streets have been closed.If members of the public have any questions on the environmental or social impact of the project, they can contact the Chairman of the Project Liaison Committee, Dirk Eberle, at telephone 061-236 251.Eberle also represents the environmental consultants on the project, Ecoplan.In addition, a notice board, which outlines the phases of the project as well as the basic programme, has been placed in the Customer Care Centre at the City’s Townhouse building .Construction on these streets is due to continue until August 2005 – costing ratepayers about N$115 million.