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Abuja \u2013 The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has called for the establishment of a Federal Road Authority, empowered with dedicated fund for effective maintenance of roads in the country.<\/p>\n

The society made the recommendation in a communiqu\u00e9 it issued in Abuja on Sunday, after its International Engineering Conference and Annual General Meeting, held in Calabar.<\/p>\n

The communiqu\u00e9 was signed by the society\u2019s Executive Secretary, Mr Ahmed Amshi.<\/p>\n

The society also recommended that similar structure should be established in every state to enhance the quality of road network in the grassroots.<\/p>\n

\u201cA focused use of revenue accruing from road transport-related transactions such as vehicle roadworthiness certification, driver and vehicle licencing, tolling and fuel tax should form adequate sources of funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoad development should be carried out through the full process within a framework of adequate conceptualisation, feasibility studies, planning, engineering design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoad accidents can be reduced with proper education of drivers and control of the issuance of driver licences through properly structured and verifiable certification systems,\u2019\u2019 the communiqu\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n

It noted that modern maintenance management approach should be deployed in the maintenance of the roads to reduce the gap between ideal and real time maintenance procedures<\/p>\n

The society said that Nigerian roads should be designed to be bicycle and pedestrian user-friendly and that they should be made to open up the rural network of roads.<\/p>\n

It said that government should intensify efforts at developing and sustaining ship building and completing the ongoing dredging of inland waterways.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere applicable, water transportation should be developed to support the road system which is currently overloaded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is need for continuous review of codes and standards for road construction, specification of materials and supervision of roads.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government should partner with the NSE on the development of road maintenance structures,\u2019\u2019 it said. (NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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