The National Works Agency (NWA) wishes to inform the public that it has engaged the services of a tow truck company, along with the police, along the Mandela Highway, in a bid to improve the travelling experience along the thoroughfare. This service has become necessary in light of the frequent occurrences of vehicles becoming disabled along the roadway, contributing to delays.
Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says that the tow service is only being engaged to remove the broken down vehicles, out of the driving lanes, so that they are not impeding traffic. The motor vehicle owner would thereafter be responsible for removing the vehicle to any other location.
He says that checks with the police have revealed that in the majority of the cases where motor vehicles becomes immobile on the corridor it is as a result of them running out of fuel. Persons are therefore being advised to ensure that they have adequate fuel to complete their journey.
Mr. Shaw is also reminding motorists that Mandela Highway is still a construction zone and that as long as this is the case the speed limit is forty (40) kilometres per hour. He is asking vehicle operators to observe the speed limit and to obey the instructions of posted warning signs and flag persons.
