ZIMRA bans heavy vehicles from entering CBDs
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has banned heavy vehicles to park or pass through the CBD. This comes as a way of restoring order and reduce traffic jams in the city centre of many Cities in Zimbabwe. Also heavy trucks have been said to heavily degrade roads in the CBD. Heavy trucks have also been restricted from parking and driving through residential areas.
In a statement ZIMRA says,
“The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) wishes to advise the stakeholders specified above that following the publication of Statutory Instrument 7 of 2021 (Customs and Excise (Ports of Entry and Routes) (Amendment) Order, 2021 (No. 21)1 the provisions of which took effect on 1 January 2021, all heavy vehicles, whether loaded or not and whether electronically sealed or not, will be prohibited from:
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Entering the Central Business Districts (CBD) of any city and town.
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Entering or parking within residential areas.
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All such heavy traffic shall be required to use the designated routes specified in Statutory Instrument 7 of 2021.
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The use of any undesignated route or violation of any of the statutory requirements set out in the aforementioned legislation will attract heavy penalties.
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Operators of the specified traffic are therefore, urged to ensure that their drivers and crew members are suitably guided to avoid inconveniences and heavy penalties set against any breach of these requirements.”
ZIMRA bans heavy vehicles from entering CBDs
This comes after the City of Kisumu in Kenya also banned heavy vehicles from entering the CBD as a way of creating a favorable business environment. This leaves many with the question, Is this a coincidence?
Zimbabwe is encountering increases in Covid-19 infection cases. Since truck drivers cross boarders and travel to different places, might this be a way to control the spread of the variant virus?
ZIMRA bans heavy vehicles from entering CBDs