Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has announced that the newly revamped Kampala Old Taxi Park will be reopened later this month. The park had earlier been projected to reopen in March.
The 50-year-old taxi park has been closed for now a year to facilitate rehabilitation.
In a statement issued on Friday, May 7, KCCA said that all construction works to rehabilitate the 50-year-old taxi park had been substantially completed and therefore it would be reopened to full operation on Wednesday, May 22.
“Having been in existence for over 50 years, the Covid-19 outbreak, presented an opportunity to work on the park carpet area and immediate surrounding without interference from taxis that had been grounded due to a nationwide lockdown. On May 7, 2020, KCCA embarked on the works that involved drainage improvements, parking area and embankment construction and beautification of the park,” KCCA’s statement reads in part.
However, the reopening will be preceded with installation of an access control system, demolition of illegal structures, especially bill boards in the park, engaging taxi operators’ leadership on park governance and route origin/ stages, among others.
KCCA further said it would first label/ mark stages agreed upon, dry run to test operational readiness of all park systems before full scale operation on May 22, 2021.
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