The Oyo State Government says it will begin the restriction of trucks and long vehicles to night operations on certain routes in the state.
According to the state government, the restrictions of movement of trailers and trucks may be pegged to between 9pm and 6am daily.
The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Project and Infrastructure, Seyi Adeleye, said that the decision to aid free flow of vehicles by decongesting the traffic.
The decision was indicated following the maiden meeting of the State Public Works and Transport Infrastructure Development Committee in Ibadan, on Thursday.
“The decision became necessary so as to curb traffic and fatalities caused by articulated vehicles on roads in the state,” he said.
He added that the state government was set to draft and implement a new transport policy to make road movements easier and less clumsy.
The special adviser stated that the committee had begun to work on how to implement the new policy in the state.
“The transport policy will include night sailing plans for trucks and heavy-duty vehicles, journey management, junction improvement among others to decongest roads during rush hours.
“We have to make plans to solve the existing traffic gridlocks, and for the impending gridlock that could arise from economy expansion that the inland dry port would bring as there will be loading of trucks from the port, and they will need to move to their destination.
“We will also design plans that are applicable to our environment as what works in other climes may not work here.
So, we will come up with solutions that will directly and positively affect our situation,” he said.
The Chairman, Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, Mogaji Akin Fagbemi, said the agency would see to the birth of a post-crash care policy to that would enhance first aid while also ensuring quick access to health facilities in case of fatalities.
He noted that the planned implementation of the restriction would ease the stress of OYRTMA officials towing vehicles and, as well, end the era of unnecessary violence by some drivers.
The committee is made up of stakeholders from ministries and agencies that are directly involved in road activities, first aid and traffic management.
