The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged motorists travelling through Abuja-Yola Road and those travelling from the north-eastern part of the country to the North Central to use alternative routes.
FRSC Corp marshal Dauda Ali Biu made the this known in a statement on Sunday.
The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Bisi Kazeem who conveyed the advise of the Corp marshal to disclosed alternative routes.
He noted that the advisory had become necessary because of heavy rainfall in the early hours of the day.
According to the statement, affected areas includes’ KM 118 Bauchi-Gombe Road where a culvert was washed away, making the road not motorable.
Part of the statement reads: “In order to ensure safe trips during the raining seaosn, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Dauda Ali Biu has advised motoring public traveling through Abuja-Yola road and those traveling from Northeasten part of the country to the North Central to ply alternative route listed below.
“This advisory had become necessary because there has been a heavy rainfall in the early hours of today, which lasted for some hours.”
“Our operatives from the field, there was a failed culvert at Kalajaga village, the statement read.
“This is km118 Bauchi-Gombe road whereby the heavy rainfall washed away the culvert between Bauchi to Gombe, making the road not motorable.”
“The culvert is completely washed away and road cut off and alternative route is advised.”
“Therefore, Motorists from Abuja heading to Yola should go through Abuja-Jos-Bauchi-Darazo-Duku-Gombe-Yola. While Motorist from Yola to Abuja: should ply Yola-Gombe-Duku-Darazo-Bauchi-Jos-Abuja respectively.”
However, the Corps called for maximum cooperation of the motoring public on this development while the Corps will also continue to update the public periodically on further developments.
“FRSC operatives are fully on ground controlling traffic and diverting vehicles at the affected section of the road and ensuring safety for all.”