The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has stated that plans are underway to demolish unauthorized structures that are causing gridlock on the Karu-Jikwoyi road.
Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of FCT on Monitoring, Inspection, and Enforcement, stated this over the weekend after examining the road with certain stakeholders.
He stated that the dismantling of the structures, which is set to begin soon, would alleviate traffic congestion on the already congested road while causing no harm to the traders or motorists who use it.
Muhammad Bello after an interface with the minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on the speedy work on Abuja – Keffi express way, said the road was reaching advance stage of completion and the traffic that builds start from Nyanya through Karu, Jikwoyi, Kpegyi and Gidan-Mangoro down to Orozo.
He, therefore directed the City Sanitation team to ascertain the issues that bring about the endless grilock on the axis.
Attah disclosed that the congestion of vehicles on the route is being ignited by illegal trading, expansion and unconventional markets all over the road shoulders.
“The minister of FCT sent us down here to look at the situation and ascertain what are the issues, we have seen that there is heavy road side trading, illegal attachments, expansion towards the road and indiscriminate roadside markets, as well as problems accruing from the Jikwoyi phase II junction.
“We have assessed the situation and notify the minister that Jikwoyi phase II junction should be closed, anybody that want to turn will turn from Phase I, by transformer, turning in phase II is building traffic that reach to CBN junction”
On whether the prospective victims will be given time to vacate, Attah explained that some of the structures had been marked for long, therefore the demolition team would move in at anytime.
