Harare City Council has stopped the installation of solar
traffic lights due to vandalism and theft of solar panels and batteries.
Director of Works Engineer Isaiah Chawatama said out of the
35 intersections that had solar back-up, only 20 still had it.
“These are located in the CBD which has heavy traffic hence
vandalism and theft are at their lowest,” he said.
“Those that have been interfered with are on the periphery
of the city and we have stopped installing solar traffic lights there,” he
said.
Eng Chawatama said repairing the non-functional traffic
signals was now a huge task considering the current economic situation,
especially the shortage of foreign currency because repair components are
imported.
“We urge motorists to practice extreme caution when
approaching traffic light controlled intersection as some might not be
operational due to load-shedding by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transition and
Distribution Company (ZETDC),” he said. Herald
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