The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motoring public and commuters travelling to or coming from Southwest of the country to use Lokoja-Okene-Kabba, or Lokoja-Okene-Ogorimangogo as alternative routes.
The FRSC, in a statement on Tuesday signed by Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem said the advise became neccessary following the caved section of the road between Zariagi and Obajana Cement factory.
The statement read in full:
“Members of the motoring public and general commuters travelling from or to Southwest, through Lokoja-Kabba- Federal Highway are hereby notified of the caving in of a section of the road between Zariagi and Obajana cement factory.
“This development has led to an obstruction of free flow of traffic . As all the concerned authorities are making frantic efforts to carry out emergency repairs to restore normal flow of traffic, the emergency work may take some hours to complete.
“In view of the foregoing, motorists, travelers, and the general public are hereby advised to use Lokoja-Okene-Kabba, or Lokoja-Okene-Ogorimangogo as alternative routes to or fro Southwest.
“The Federal Road Safety Corps solicits maximum cooperation of the motoring public on this development. The Corps will also continue to update the public periodically on further developments on the ameliorative work going on at the failed portion of the road”.
