By Chijioke Kingsley
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The Plateau State Government has said the Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, troubled by the bad state of the roads upon assuming office on May 29, 2023, vowed to fix all roads and make them motorable.
The Governor assured that he would tackle potholes and road defects that have posed challenges to the free movement of persons and goods, the General Manager Plateau State Road Maintenance Agency (PSRMA), Engr. Luka Davou said at the weekend in Jos while speaking with journalists.
He said so far the State government has disbursed N1 billion for the project which has been used significantly as citizens can testify and are all happy with the face lift. https://sundiatapost.com/gov-mutfwang-to-site-film-village-in-jos-wycliffe-jean-to-perform-ground-breaking/
Davou added that under Mutfwang administration, the agency’s operations have been configured to maintain a presence on Plateau roads in all seasons and that was why residents saw construction workers fixing roads even in the rain with interlocking paving stones in some of the city centers as the hot asphalt premix normally used is not suitable for wet season.
According to him: “In order to minimize the challenges posed by bad roads to free movement of persons and goods, the agency ensures that palliative interventions are carried out with the use of boulders on portions that are almost degenerating into craters while the use of cold mixed asphalt and interlocking paving stones are also employed either as palliative or outright fixing of some roads, depending on the terrain.
“The agency swiftly deployed its men to many parts of the State immediately the Governor gave us a go ahead order, so as to rapidly fix the potholes, using hot asphalt premix through both day and night operations.
“We are taking full advantage of the dry weather witnessed so far in the past one month to treat many defective road portions as well. https://sundiatapost.com/plateau-gov-mutfwang-wants-farming-reintroduced-in-school-curriculum/
Davou also added that some of the roads fixed are from Jos to Bukuru metropolis, Vom junction to Central Bank headquarters and counting.
He said the roads fixed are tagged face one and that face two will commence before Christmas.
