Namibia: Let's Look to the Bike

17 January 2006

Windhoek — With the ever-increasing population in the City of Windhoek and daily influx of people in search of job opportunities, the level of road congestion due to heavy traffic is becoming a matter for concern.

While the city is said to be accommodating 233 529 residents, the growth rate of 4,44 percent is putting a severe strain on existing infrastructure such as roads. It is further estimated that the population will stand at half a million by the year 2020. This massive urbanisation of the city is placing a burden on the city's roads. Just last year, the City Mayor Matheus Shikongo officially opened Robert Mugabe Avenue to help ease the traffic congestion on the old Simon de Wit Bridge.

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