As part of the efforts to manage the serious traffic situation at Apapa and its environs in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority has issued fresh guidelines to truck drivers plying the route.

It said with effect from November 23, 2017, all shipping companies must house their empty trucks at their holding bays outside of the port location pending the time for vessel loading.

It added that trucks called up to access the port must maintain a single lane as designated by the new Traffic Management/Enforcement Team, comprising the Nigeria Police, Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Transport Management Authority, the Nigerian Navy, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and NPA security team.

A statement on Friday by NPA’s General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Abdullahi Goje, said the directives were arrived at after consultations with major stakeholders, saying they were critical to the effective management of the traffic situation in Apapa.

The statement added, “Tramping trucks milling around in search of customers within the port area will be impounded by the inter-agency Traffic Management/Enforcement Team and dealt with in accordance with the law.

“The NPA will advertise for the licensing of trailer parks as a way of creating holding bay facilities for truckers. In addition, the NPA will deploy an effective call-up system which will link the port gate with the trailer parks facility and as such, trucks will only be called up at the appropriate time.”

Source:- http://www.exclusivepp.com.ng/apapa-gridlock-npa-issues-fresh-directives-truck-drivers/

Improper planning by FG has already caused grid lock on that road.