FCTA moves to break gridlock on Karmo market road

The FCT Administration has begun the construction of the road connecting the Jeremiah Useni Way Lifecamp, Gwarimpa  and the Karmo Fish Market Road.  The project which would break the gridlock on the road during rush hours and peak time on weekends is designed to alleviate the stress encountered by commuters on the road.  It would […]

The FCT Administration has begun the construction of the road connecting the Jeremiah Useni Way Lifecamp, Gwarimpa  and the Karmo Fish Market Road. 

The project which would break the gridlock on the road during rush hours and peak time on weekends is designed to alleviate the stress encountered by commuters on the road. 

It would also help relieve traffic from the Obafemi Awolowo Way as it would provide an alternative bypass on the JT Useni Road, the FCTA authorities have said.  

The Director of Engineering, Hadi Ahmad, who spoke with newsmen during the tour last week in Abuja, said the construction was in compliance with a directive by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello. 

The minister, he said, “had witnessed first-hand the trouble residents encounter on their way to and from work and market and had decided to do something about it.”

 Ahmad said the 500 metres stretch of arterial would significantly reduce congestion on the road as it will divert some traffic off the Lifecamp Junction, thereby cutting off a significant portion of the Karmo road. He also stressed that the project is a first resort solution as the FCTA is working to revoke the contract for the expansion and modernization of the Old Keffi Road running from Karmo, across Idu to Dei-Dei. 

“The contract had been awarded to a contractor who had abandoned the work for a long time now, leaving the administration no other option than to revoke and re-award the job to a more reputable company. 

“The Karmo or Old Keffi Road is a very significant network which leads to FCT’s major fish market as well as to the Idu train station,” he said.