Commuters Bemoan Poor State Of East-West Road

The contractor handling the construction of the East West Road has been  called upon to rehabilitate the police check point part of the road.
A cross section of commuters who made the plea, while speaking to The Tide in separate interviews recently  said the bad spot between  the  Emohua and Choba Bridge needed to be fixed in order to avert avoidable road mishaps. A civil servant  who frequently plies the road, Mr.  Solomon Ogini while speaking to The Tide described the section of the road as a death trap to both pedestrians and motorists.
He further called for the early rehabilitation of the deplorable  spot to save lives and property.
Also speaking, a motorist, Mr.  Igwe Okagua appealed to both the Federal Government and  the contractor to ensure speedy completion of the highway. He stressed the importance of the road to the nation’s economy.
A pregnant housewife who lamented the bad state of  the road explained  that the numerous potholes on that spot of the road had been a major challenge to pregnant mothers.
“That portion of the road, has always posed  danger for expectant mothers  including nursing mother”, she said.
The Tide further gathered that the bad state of the road at  the police check point had in the recent past affected the smooth operations of police officers in carrying out their official duties.
It could be  recalled that most times,  tankers and other heavy trucks breakdown  at the spot, thereby causing traffic gridlock that lasts for several hours.
According to a police officer who would not want his name on print, “motorists are forced to  make a u-trun and use the Rumuokoro, Isiokpo-Elele axis to enable them travel to Ahoada, Warri, Bayelsa and other routes”.
The  Tide investigations reveal that the contractor handling the road, Setraco, has already  commenced work at Ogbakiri axis of the East-West Road in Emohua Local Government Area of the state.