New taxi rank set for Dunoon

The new facility will be located on the corner of Potsdam and Dumani Roads in Dunoon and it is anticipated that the construction work will take about 24 months to complete.

‘I attended the sod-turning this afternoon, together with the members of the project steering committee. We’re all very excited about this project, and I want to request the local residents, in particular, to work with us, so that we can complete the facility as soon as possible. We need everybody’s support – from the operators to the commuters and traders, and local residents – to keep disruptions to the minimum,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Alderman Felicity Purchase.

What to expect

The project includes:

• a covered loading area

• six loading lanes
  
• a two-storey retail block for potential traders
  
• a ramp leading up to the traders’ block
  
• a room for traders downstairs
  
• an administrative block, with public ablution facilities
  
• clear signage
• a security tower that will be used to monitor activities at the rank

‘The minibus-taxi operations won’t be affected in terms of a relocation as the Dunoon Taxi Association will still continue operating from a section of the existing Dunoon Minibus Taxi rank (DTA),’ said Alderman Purchase.

The DTA, however, has made arrangements with a private property owner in close proximity to the existing Dunoon taxi rank to park their vehicles at that site, and to only use the existing rank when vehicles are required to load passengers.