{"id":19361,"date":"2017-11-22T16:16:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T15:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=19361"},"modified":"2017-11-22T17:52:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T16:52:48","slug":"lagos-begins-removal-trucks-apapa-oshodi-expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/lagos-begins-removal-trucks-apapa-oshodi-expressway\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Begins Removal Of Trucks On Apapa-Oshodi Expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yiv5726193457yMail_cursorElementTracker_1511362453097\" dir=\"ltr\">Tayo Olanipekun<\/p>\n<p id=\"yiv5726193457yMail_cursorElementTracker_1511362569065\" dir=\"ltr\">Lagos State government on Wednesday commenced the process of clearing the Apapa-Oshodi Mile 2 axis of tankers and articulated vehicles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yiv5726193457yMail_cursorElementTracker_1511362753537\" dir=\"ltr\">This action, the government said, is aimed at freeing the Apapa &#8211; Oshodi Expressway of avoidable traffic gridlocks, making the axis accessible to other road users.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking in Lagos after a visit to the area, the General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olawale Musa, said despite series of meetings the Agency had with the stakeholders on the imperative of freeing Apapa of all traffic impediments, vehicles were still parked on the roads. According to him, no responsible government would fold its arms and allow lawlessness and impunity to reign.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The General Manager stressed that the governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration is alive to its responsibilities and will not shy away from attending to the plight of the people.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to him, this informed the setting up of a Special Task Force comprising of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigerian Navy, Police, Civil Defence and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), under the Chairmanship of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgar Imohimi, to rid Apapa and environs of activities of illegal parking and menace of articulated vehicles.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He expressed optimism that with the creation of the Special Task Force, support and cooperation of other security Agencies and all stakeholders with LASTMA, issues of illegal parking of vehicles and other lawlessness would soon become a thing of the past.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Musa noted that at the stakeholders meeting held on Friday 17 November, 2017, at the NPA headquarters Marina, activities of articulated vehicles returning empty containers to the Port was identified as the major cause of traffic gridlock in the axis, as many of them had to wait up to 10 days to discharge empty containers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis made them to park on the main carriageways for days and in the process impeding free flow of traffic. This was largely due to the fact that shipping companies that were supposed to provide holding bays for the empty containers in accordance with the license issued for them to operate in the country have either refused to provide or the ones existing were inadequate. The stakeholders have therefore resorted that henceforth, these vehicles are to use the following holding bays and terminals which includes, Comet Terminal, Joatelim, Ballore Transport and Logistics, HBX Terminal, Unity Bonded Terminal, Falcon Terminal, Port and Marine services and Duncan Terminal for their activities,\u201d Musa said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The LASTMA boss said the stakeholders also agreed that all trucks currently loading at the Port will be issued a docket indicating where they should return their empty containers instead of waiting ceaselessly on the roads to return them.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Musa assured residents of Apapa and Lagos in general that the current effort and exercise to restore sanity and orderliness to Apapa would be a continuous one, warning that anyone who defies government directive not to impede free flow of traffic will be dealt with according to the law.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He therefore asked all stakeholders especially the Shipping Council and Shipping Lines to sensitize and educate their members on the new directive.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tayo Olanipekun Lagos State government on Wednesday commenced the process of clearing the Apapa-Oshodi Mile 2 axis of tankers and articulated vehicles. 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