HARARE City Council is planning to engage private firms to carry out renovations costing between $250 000 and $350 000 on the now-defunct footbridge along Speke Avenue and crossing Julius Nyerere Way in exchange for advertising rights.
BY STAFF REPORTER
According to minutes of the council’s environment committee, approved on September 10 this year, council resolved to engage Joina City owners to renovate the footbridge.
The bridge was built by Delta Beverages as part of its corporate social responsibility programme.
The bridge has not been in use since 2010, after council noticed that there were structural defects on the concrete pillars and excessive corrosion on the chequer plates.
“Since then, the city had failed to raise funding to undertake the repairs that would cost $250 000 to $350 000 due to competing needs,” part of the council minutes read.
The local authority has now tasked its acting town clerk, Josephine Ncube to negotiate with Joina City owners to renovate the bridge, which will make it easier for pedestrians crossing the busy Julius Nyerere Way from Copacabana bus terminus.
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Council is targeting installing a CCTV monitoring system, engaging cleaning services, and constructing ablution facilities at the site, among other things, in return for advertising rights.
“It is resolved that council authorises the acting town clerk to conclude negotiations with Joina City co-owners on the restoration of the bridge on a build-own-operate-transfer arrangement,” council minutes read.
