A press release was issued on the directive number 149/2016 issued to determine the movement of trucks, construction machinery and similar vehicles. Ba/Pagomen 5/2016 A.M.):- In order to reduce traffic congestion during the hours of entry and exit of work in Addis Ababa city, to save the following loss of life due to traffic collisions and to reduce atmospheric pollution, in order to determine the movement of trucks, construction machinery and similar vehicles in order to determine the movement of trucks, construction machinery and similar vehicles. 2016, a press conference was held today at the Addis Ababa Traffic Management Authority Hall. It was found necessary to amend the directive in order to address the issues that were observed in the previous directive No. 38/2013 and which hindered its implementation. It has been measured. Amare Tareqin, deputy director general of the authority’s road safety control and awareness sector, and Ayaleu Atesa, representative of the director of control and incident management, said in a joint statement that trucks and construction machinery contribute to the high traffic congestion seen in the city, so it is necessary to revise and implement the guidelines to address this problem. Any truck and construction machinery is prohibited from entering or moving in the city from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. They stated that. In addition, limiting the movement of vehicles by hours will not only slow down the flow, but it is also important for the vehicles that are subject to hourly restrictions to be able to perform their services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. It has also been pointed out that the scope of application of the directive will be applicable to various liquid and dry cargo vehicles and construction machinery that do not have a loading capacity of more than 1 ton or more than 10 quintals that enter, move and pass through the city. Mr. Amare said that this time limit does not include police and security forces, defense forces, fire fighting vehicles and fuel boats. For this purpose, the directive will be implemented from September 2/2017 and there will be a high level of control, and they have asked the media to help by providing this information to the public. Photo by Alemahehu Munye:_ Beautiful repair
