By: Natasha Archary

The City of Tshwane has addressed the traffic flow issues in the city by opening a dedicated taxi rank inside the Menlyn Park Shopping Centre.
Executive Mayor Cilliers Brink said the initiative which started last year will ease congestion and chaos around Lois Avenue, and come as a great relief to motorists.
“I am pleased to announce that the taxi holding area in Menlyn Park Shopping Centre has been completed and is officially launched. This comes as a great relief to many of our residents and motorist who have had to suffer the inconvenience of operation chaos and severe congestion in Lois Avenue that was largely caused by the lack of dedicated public transport facilities in the area.
Under the signed lease agreement with the taxi associations and Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, provision for has been made for two taxi facilities inside the mall accommodating 135 standard minibus taxis and 18 larger long-distance midi-buses.”
As part of the agreement, space was also made for informal traders. It has been agreed that four informal traders are permitted to trade inside the taxi holding facility and on the street, particularly the Atterbury Road side of the mall.
Brink says traffic is now flowing freely in the area and it was important to make Menlyn Park Shopping Centre accessible to all.
[WATCH] Traffic flowing smoothly at Lois Ave by Menlyn Park. No more congestion and chaos. Yesterday we launched the Menlyn Park Taxi Rank with 135 park bays for minibus taxis pic.twitter.com/a5Gyv9JOYa
— Cilliers Brink (@CilliersB) May 24, 2024



