ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT BANS UNAPPROVED SPEED BREAKERS ON ROADS, ORDERS IMMEDIATE REMOVAL.

The Enugu State Government has banned the unauthorised and
indiscriminate erection of speed breakers, popularly known as bumps,
on its asphalted roads across the state.

The ban was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State
Government, Dr. Gabriel Ajah.

The State Government noted that illegal speed breakers constituted
devastating damage to the roads, adding that the practice in some
cases led to road accidents.

The statement referred to the unfortunate accident that involved the
State Fire Service Truck on a distress call, which fell into a
drainage while maneuvering over a bump on Obioma Road, in Udi Local Government Area.

The government, therefore, called on people and communities involved in the erection of the bumps to liaise with the State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to have them removed before the end of May.

The Statement added that “henceforth, any installation of road bumps/speed
breakers must be done with the approval of all relevant authorities”.

The recently reconstructed Milliken-Hill-Ngwo Road is among the roads in Enugu State where unprofessional and indiscriminate bumps are erected and motorists have kept complaining about their unpleasant experience on the road.

CHUKWUMA EZEOGU