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Greater Gaborone gets P534m hi-tech traffic eye

Gaborone new traffic lights. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Gaborone new traffic lights. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

President Duma Boko today launched the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure’s Traffic Management Centre (TMC) for Greater Gaborone, a project executed at a total cost of P534,164,575.

Speaking at the official launch on Tuesday, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae, said the project to establish the traffic centre dates back to 2017.

“The project commenced in November 2017 and has a contract duration of 123 months and is due to end in February 2028. Twenty-two months were spent on the design of the systems and facilities, 53 months were spent on construction and installations, and 48 months were allocated for allocation and maintenance,” the minister said.

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