Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said it has resolved to opening up more roads, even those still under construction, for the purpose of solving the protracted traffic congestion in some of the road axis within the city centre.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Chairman Ministerial Task Team on Traffic Management, Ikharo Attah, during the inspection of the on going Inner Southern Park Carriage way projects.
Attah said that the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello has continued to reinforce his commitments towards bringing sustainable solutions to disturbing traffic problems.
He noted that the road stretch from AYA Junction, connecting from Nyanya and Maraba, leading to Area 1 and other parts of the city would soon be opened to motorists.
According to him, even though the roads have not been fully completed, the minister has approved that the contractors hasten the asphalt laying on the roads, so that it could be opened to ease the traffic from Nyanya axis.
“This interchange is a very sensitive portion of the roads, because it distributes traffic coming from Nyanya axis that is having heavy vehicular traffic on a daily basis.
Those who try to connect to Area One via Ecowas Secretariat and Power House Junction, may not need to go through that way once these links are opened up.
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“We are cutting down the traffic man hour to the point of saving about 4 to 11 minutes.
This may not be final finishing, but the road has to be opened to enable commuters and motorists coming from the Nyanya axis have some relief,” Attah added.
Also speaking, the engineer in charge of the project, Engr. Richard Dauda confirmed that the interchange of the Inner Southern Carriage way, would be opened in line with the directive of the minister.
