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Work Commences On Omagwa Mega Bus Terminal
In fulfillment of the Transport reform agenda of the Rivers State Government, work has commenced on one of the four vehicle terminals billed for the state.
Speaking to newsmen last Thursday, during the inspection tour of the terminal site at Omagwa, the Commissioner for Transport, George Tolofari, said that the Omagwa terminal is occupying a landmass of 500 plots, designed to accommodate a waiting hall, restaurants, banks, office blocks, parking lots, security post, washing base, mega-filling stations, warehouse and motels in case of late arrival.
According to him, the terminal when completed will serve as a terminating point for both inter-state and intra-city buses, whereby all buses coming from Onitsha/Owerri axis will off-load their passengers and luggage at the Omagwa terminal, while the city buses will now convey the passengers to the city.
He further said that three other terminals will be built at Iriebe, Emohua and Eleme, saying that about 1,000 plots of land have been acquired for the terminals at Iriebe and Emohua respectively and 500 for the Eleme terminal. The Iriebe terminal will take care of vehicles from western/mid western Nigeria, while Eleme terminal will take care of those from Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, he noted.
This, he said, is borne out of the state government’s willingness to further decongest the heavy traffic experienced along the city centre of Port Harcourt, noting that “once these terminals are fully built, inter-city vehicles coming into town which add to the already chaotic traffic situation in Port Harcourt will be drastically reduced.
The project is in public private partnership (PPP) with Skye Bank. They will provide the expertise, buses and taxis while the government will provide the basic infrastructure.
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