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Lagos to use e-callup to manage trucks on Lekki-Epe corridor

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The Lagos State government says it will introduce an electronic call-up system to manage truck movement within the Lekki-Epe corridor from August 1, 2024, for ease of movement.

Commissioner for transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi said the development will reduce congestion by articulated trucks and improve the efficiency of logistics operations within the Lekki-Epe Free Trade Zone corridor.

According to the commissioner, the move was driven by the urgent need to implement a sustainable, effective, and technology-driven solution for truck movement in the Lekki-Epe corridor.

Osiyemi said the application of an e-call-up system would help synchronise the movement of trucks assessing the Lekki Deep Seaport and other industries within the corridor, starting from Eleko junction to the Lekki Free Trade Zone.

The move, he said, was in line with the government plans for road expansion and inter-modal transport system streamlining vehicular traffic as well as enhancing free movement in one of Lagos’ most critical economic zones.

In charge of the e-call-up system enforcement is Sola Giwa, special adviser to the governor on transportation, who said a joint task force team will in interim, evacuate all illegal tankers from the red zone to decongest the road.

He said the task force is made up of the state, LGAs/CDAs, security agencies, and stakeholders, urging truck operators and logistics companies to comply with the new system to ensure its success.

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