Traffic jams in parts of Dar es Salaam may soon be history as the government plans to introduce commuter rail services with the capacity of carrying about 36000 passengers a day, later this year.
The Ministre of transport Dr. Harrison Mwakyembe told the National Assembly here that train services would ply between Ubungo Maziwa and Stesheni as well as Mwakanga and Kurasini areas in the city.
Moving the ministry's budget estimates of 2012/ 13 financila year, Dr. Mwakyembe said the services sechudeled to begin in October are expected to reduce congestion in the city and urged the private sector to invest in parking facilities at Ubungo area.
Dr. Mwakyembe had asked the National Assembly to approve 317.7bn/- expenditure for this financial year, out of which 252.8bn/- are on development projects and 64.9bn/- on recurrent votes.
More in Daily News of 2nd August, 2012
Somebody shout Haleluyaaa to this! Hongera baba Mwakyembe!!!!! Uzidishiwe nguvu na maisha!!!
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