Govt plans mock Commonwealth motorcade
Nov 03, 2007
A MOCK Commonwealth Summit motorcade will be held days before the event to ensure easy flow of traffic when delegates arrive, works minister John Nasasira has said.
By Herbert Ssempogo
A MOCK Commonwealth Summit motorcade will be held days before the event to ensure easy flow of traffic when delegates arrive, works minister John Nasasira has said.
Set for early November, it will test the ability of authorities to control traffic during the summit to be graced by Queen Elizabeth II of England, he pointed out.
“It will enable us to ascertain whether the traffic plan for the summit will work. Some roads will be closed to the public while rest will be used by all people,†Nasasira explained yesterday.
“There should be minimum inconvenience to members of the public as we host the summit. This is why we shall have the mock motorcade.â€
He was yesterday inspecting works in the city and at Speke Resort Munyonyo ahead of the summit. Engineer-in-Chief Samson Bagonza and Commissioner Roads Engineer Mugisa Obyero accompanied him. Police, city authorities and works ministry officials will be involved in preparing the rehearsal, Nasasira told Saturday Vision.
The majority of vehicles to be used by delegates will be involved in the mock motorcade, Nasasira said, adding that it would be an opportunity for drivers to familiarise with the routes.
He inspected the works by Spencon and Cementers in Kololo and Nakasero respectively.
Nasasira asked the companies to carry away all the murram and old bits of tamarck in addition to repairing all walkways after working on carriageways.
In Munyonyo, where he toured with the proprietor Sudhir Ruparelia, Spencon director R. Reddy assured him that the pier would be completed within three weeks. A team from Dott Services told the minister that works on Munyonyo Road and at the Munyonyo car park would soon be completed.
By yesterday afternoon, Dott Services personnel were laying a new layer of tarmac on the carriageway of Munyonyo road.
Nasasira announced that all the companies contracted by the ministry would maintain their respective roads until mid next year.
He also demanded that reflectors be fixed around the newly-refurbished Wampewo roundabout to avert accidents. “The roundabout is rather low-lying. A motorist from Jinja Road could easily drive through it if there are no signs.â€
A MOCK Commonwealth Summit motorcade will be held days before the event to ensure easy flow of traffic when delegates arrive, works minister John Nasasira has said.
Set for early November, it will test the ability of authorities to control traffic during the summit to be graced by Queen Elizabeth II of England, he pointed out.
“It will enable us to ascertain whether the traffic plan for the summit will work. Some roads will be closed to the public while rest will be used by all people,†Nasasira explained yesterday.
“There should be minimum inconvenience to members of the public as we host the summit. This is why we shall have the mock motorcade.â€
He was yesterday inspecting works in the city and at Speke Resort Munyonyo ahead of the summit. Engineer-in-Chief Samson Bagonza and Commissioner Roads Engineer Mugisa Obyero accompanied him. Police, city authorities and works ministry officials will be involved in preparing the rehearsal, Nasasira told Saturday Vision.
The majority of vehicles to be used by delegates will be involved in the mock motorcade, Nasasira said, adding that it would be an opportunity for drivers to familiarise with the routes.
He inspected the works by Spencon and Cementers in Kololo and Nakasero respectively.
Nasasira asked the companies to carry away all the murram and old bits of tamarck in addition to repairing all walkways after working on carriageways.
In Munyonyo, where he toured with the proprietor Sudhir Ruparelia, Spencon director R. Reddy assured him that the pier would be completed within three weeks. A team from Dott Services told the minister that works on Munyonyo Road and at the Munyonyo car park would soon be completed.
By yesterday afternoon, Dott Services personnel were laying a new layer of tarmac on the carriageway of Munyonyo road.
Nasasira announced that all the companies contracted by the ministry would maintain their respective roads until mid next year.
He also demanded that reflectors be fixed around the newly-refurbished Wampewo roundabout to avert accidents. “The roundabout is rather low-lying. A motorist from Jinja Road could easily drive through it if there are no signs.â€