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Dr Mahachi

Herald Correspondent
THE City of Harare has engaged a private company, Omnipark (Pvt) Ltd, to build four commuter transport termini in the central business district in a deal estimated to cost $75 million.

According to minutes of the Business Committee meeting held recently, council will provide land while Omnipark meets construction costs.

Council has since given the town clerk, Dr Tendai Mahachi, the green light to engage Omnipark. The deal will go ahead once a memorandum of understanding between the City and Omnipark has been signed.

Dr Mahachi reported to the committee that key elements of the project proposal demanded that the developer conducts a comprehensive study of the city’s transport system.

The implementation of the project would result in a re-aligned and improved traffic flow for the city in line with the findings of the Transport Master Plan.

City of Harare would avail land on which such infrastructure will be built. The committee agreed on the need to formulate a Transport Master Plan which would take into account other related transport management issues.

The Environmental Management Committee would approve the Transport Master Plan once it is ready.