Work has commenced at the four locations earmarked for new pedestrian bridges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Secretary to the Transportation Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Katie Opeifa, disclosed this in a statement issued by Assistant Director, Information, Mr Ifeanyi Ughamadu. He gave the locations as Kugbo, Nyanya Park, Kitiwe Street behind Wuse Market and Arab Contractor Road Junction, Kubwa.

The statement disclosed that contracts for the four new bridges were awarded under the 2018 Federal Capital Territory Budget to M/S Adakhat Nig Ltd for Kugbo, Emtag Nig Ltd for Nyanya Park, Gozcon Investment Ltd for Kitiwe Street and Anarock Global Services Ltd for Arab Contractor Road Junction, Kubwa.

The statement explained that the traffic gridlock recorded along the AYA – Nyanya route in the last few days was as a result of the remediation works embarked upon by Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA).