…Commercial motorcycles, tricycles, and heavy-duty trucks barred from major route as part of ongoing traffic enforcement

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The Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing the restriction of certain categories of vehicles from using Ahmadu Bello Way in Ilorin, as part of ongoing efforts to improve public order and ensure road safety in the state capital.

The enforcement, which affects commercial tricycles, motorcycles, and heavy-duty trucks, is in line with the Authority’s earlier directive aimed at decongesting one of the city’s busiest routes. In a statement released from the office of the Acting Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Bamidele Michael, KWARTMA clarified that while these categories of vehicles are restricted from accessing or crossing through Ahmadu Bello Way, they are permitted to operate within adjoining feeder roads such as Yoruba Road, Civil Service Road, Alimi Road, Jani Ibrahim Close, Nigerian Correctional Service Road, Saadu Alanamu Road, NYSC/Public Complaints Road, Lajorin/High Court Road, and Sulu-Gambari Road.

Engr. Bamidele warned that defaulters who flout the restriction will face appropriate sanctions. He stressed that the policy forms part of KWARTMA’s broader initiative to restore order and promote safe, responsible use of public roads across the state. He also appealed for the cooperation of all road users, stakeholders, and transport operators to help maintain sanity along Ahmadu Bello Way and other critical corridors in Kwara State.