The authority held 61 drivers responsible for causing property damage in the last 5 months * More than 1.3 million birr was paid in compensation for property damage ********************** (T/M/B/December 2/2018): Addis Ababa Traffic Management Authority has paid 61 infrastructure property damage compensations in the fiscal year from July to November 2018 to be used for redevelopment. He announced. The authority is carrying out various engineering works to ensure road safety, but some drivers are injured in infrastructure due to the collisions they cause. In addition to ensuring that road safety infrastructures are provided in an appropriate manner, the authority also holds accountable those who cause damage in accordance with the authority and functions of infrastructure management. According to the head of infrastructure management team of the Parking Infrastructure Management Directorate, Mr. Goorum Tekwame said that according to a report from the traffic police in the fiscal year, 61 drivers have made estimated payments for the damage they caused. According to this, 61 drivers who caused damage to traffic signals, traffic lights, bollards, safety rollers and pedestrian iron fences installed by the authority from July to November of the current fiscal year have been ordered to pay one million three hundred and fourteen thousand birr. Ato Grum asked motorists to protect themselves and their families from traffic accidents while driving and to avoid destroying infrastructure networks that are national assets and are bought and developed with foreign currency.