Yuletide: Anambra, Delta Govs Partner FRSC To Ease Traffic On Niger Bridge

Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, yesterday said it would partner with the Governors of Anambra State, Willie Obiano and his Delta State counterpart, Ifeanyi Okowa, on measures to ease traffic on the Niger Bridge during the yuletide.

A statement signed by Mr. Bisi Kazeem, Head, Media Relations and Strategy of the commission, said the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, made this known during a meeting with the two governors. Oyeyemi said that plans were underway to curb the perennial traffic challenges along Benin-Asaba-Onitsha-Awka corridor.
He said that the Benin– Asaba – Onitsha – Awka Corridor was one of the critical Corridors of the nation’s highways with a total stretch of about 173km.

He said it was one of the major highways that linked the Eastern part to the other parts of the country.
According to him, characteristically, the Corridor experienced considerable volume of traffic in varying degrees.

Oyeyemi said having identified the various impediments to free flow of traffic along the critical corridor and highlighting the possible phased solutions, intervention as specified would go a long way in solving the problem.
He said this would also make motorists enjoy their travels and minimise time lost in transit as well as eliminate loss of lives and property associated with cras

Share on Google Plus

About Saim

This is a short description in the author block about the author. You edit it by entering text in the "Biographical Info" field in the user admin panel.