The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Directorate of Road Transport Services (DRTS) says it will establish a truck terminal along the Kubwa/Dei-Dei highway.
The DRTS, which is also known as the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) explained that the terminal would help to curb accidents involving articulated and light vehicles.
WADATA BODINGA, Director, FCT DRTS, informed correspondents on Monday in ABUJA, the nation’s capital that the construction of the truck terminal was also to prevent articulated vehicles from entering the city center during peak periods.
The directorate had recently announced that heavy-duty trucks and articulated vehicles were restricted from entering the city from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m to 10 p.m daily to ease traffic flow.
BODINGA disclosed that the directorate in collaboration with the FCT Urban and Regional Planning department was planning to ensure the implementation of the terminal at the Dei-Dei area of the territory. According to the director, the articulated vehicles restriction becomes expedient following the high accident fatality rate along the Nyanya area.
