The Lagos State Government may soon implement logistic routes for trucks and articulated vehicles as specified in the state’s Transport Master Plan.
The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, made the disclosure at a Stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Ikeja.
According to him, may be necessary following recurring truck accidents happening within the state.
He noted that in order to curb incessant truck accidents, the stakeholders were gathered periodically to chart robust strategies that would further checkmate unceasing truck accidents in the state.
He reasoned that a combination of different policies, which included erecting truck barriers, compliance with minimum safety standards and restricting movement of articulated vehicles to designated routes, would curb the persistent accidents.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Abdulhafiz Toriola,
said that government did not want to take unilateral decisions hence, it called for the stakeholders’ engagement to dialogue with relevant unions before taking necessary steps.
The permanent secretary also said the ministry was reviewing the Minimum Safety Standard Procedure for trucks and articulated vehicles being implemented by the Nigerian Ports Authority.
He said it might modify the SSP by including the Vehicle Inspection Service and Federal Road Safety Commission officials in the inspection process.
Toriola also expressed the government’s willingness to collaborate with relevant truck operators to ensure that drivers manning the steering of trucks were well-trained.
