Umahi raises concerns over misuse of roads, packing of tanks, other heavy-duty vehicles

Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has raised superior interest implicit the damaging signifier of parking substance tankers and different heavy-duty vehicles connected the recently constructed roads, informing that specified actions airs a nonstop menace to the durability and lifespan of captious nationalist infrastructure.

The Minister made this known during an inspection of the Aleto Bridge project, Rivers State astatine the weekend.

This was contained successful a connection issued connected Monday by his Senior Special Assistant connected media, Francis Nwaze and made disposable to journalists successful Abakaliki.

“Yesterday I was passing done this road, the full roadworthy we person completed was wholly blocked… not by moving vehicles but substance tankers, they parked connected the road,” helium said.

He emphasized that nary roadworthy infrastructure is designed to withstand prolonged static loading from dense vehicles.

“No roadworthy task anyplace successful the satellite is designed for static loads, they volition destruct the road,” helium added.

The Minister expressed restitution with the gait and prime of enactment being delivered by the contractor, portion besides commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decisive involution successful sustaining the project.

The Minister described the Aleto Bridge Project arsenic a landmark engineering effort, incorporating modern factual pavement technology, solar-powered lighting, biology landscaping, and reinforced structural features.<...