Oyo to control movt of trucks, trailers

OYO State Government says it will begin the restriction of trucks and long vehicles to night operations on certain routes in the state.

  According to the state government, the restrictions of movement of trailers and trucks may be pegged to between 9pm and 6am daily.

  The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Project and Infrastructure, Seyi Adeleye, said that the decision was to aid free flow of vehicles by decongesting the traffic.

  The decision was indicated following the maiden meeting of the state Public Works and Transport Infrastructure Development Committee in Ibadan, on Thursday.

  “The decision became necessary so as to curb traffic and fatalities caused by articulated vehicles on roads in the state,” he said.

  He added that the state government was set to