The City of Bulawayo has banned heavy vehicles weighing over 9 tonnes from entering the Central Business District (CBD).
In a notice issued on Monday, 2 June, the local authority also outlined designated alternative routes for trucks travelling to and from Harare, Victoria Falls, Plumtree, Gwanda, and the Belmont Industrial Area. The notice reads:
NOTICE – ROUTES FOR HEAVY VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF BULAWAYO
The City of Bulawayo advises residents and stakeholders that vehicles exceeding 9 tonnes travelling through or within the city are barred from entering the Central Business District and must adhere to the following routes:
Designated Routes
From Harare to Victoria Falls
Harare Road → 1st Avenue → Robert Mugabe Way → Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue → Lady Stanley Avenue → Victoria Falls Road
From Victoria Falls to Harare
Victoria Falls Road → Stanley Avenue → Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue → Lady Stanley Avenue → Robert Mugabe Way → 1st Avenue → Harare Road
From Plumtree to Victoria Falls
Plumtree Road → Masiyephambili → Victoria Falls Road
From Harare to Plumtree & Belmont Industrial Area
Plumtree Harare Road → George Avenue → Ascot Road → Philips Drive → Baines Drive → 23rd Avenue
From Plumtree to Harare
Plumtree Road → 23rd Avenue → Baines Drive → Ascot Road → Philips Drive → George Avenue → Harare Road
From Gwanda to Plumtree or Belmont
Gwanda Road → Ascot Road → Philips Drive → 23rd Avenue → Plumtree Road
From Gwanda to Victoria Falls
Gwanda Road → George Avenue → Harare Road → 1st Avenue → Robert Mugabe Way → Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue → Lady Stanley Avenue → Victoria Falls Road
Additional Advisory
The City urges truck drivers passing through Bulawayo not to stop for rest at undesignated locations but instead use the Truck Inn on Victoria Falls Road, opposite the Amakhosi Cultural Centre.
I wish Victoria Falls City Council would do the same for Victoria Falls City residential areas, but I doubt that would happen. Lots of By-Laws disregarded every day.