Parking On Highways Worries FERMA

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has decried the spate of indiscriminate parking on the nation’s highways by drivers of articulated vehicles.

FERMA’s North West 1 Zonal Director, Mr. Kaboshiyo Avongs, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna that many lives had been lost due to indiscriminate parking by mostly tanker drivers.

Avongs recalled that several measures had been taken to tackle the menace of indiscriminate parking to no avail.

He, however, said new measures, including outright impounding of such vehicles, were being contemplated.

Avongs expressed regrets that several discussions held with the tanker drivers union aimed at changing their attitude to indiscriminate parking were not yielding results.

He commended the Kaduna State Government for providing land to build parks for trailers at Tafa in Kagarko Local Government Area and Mararaban Jos in Igabi Local Government Area.

Avongs said the two areas were noted for the high frequency of accidents involving articulated vehicles, adding that the facilities would reduce the rate of such incidents when completed.

He said the construction of the proposed parks was capital intensive, pointing out that the agency needed collaboration to execute the projects.

NAN reports that the parks were yet to be operational due to absence of social amenities.