LASG to begin enforcement of E-call up system for trucks, articulated vehicles on Lekki-Epe corridor on September 23.
This system is designed to regulate the entry and exit of trucks in the Lekki-Epe area by scheduling and coordinating their movements.
The e-call-up system an essential tool for efficient movement of goods and services in the Lekki-Epe corridor.
The corridor is home to numerous industries, including the Lekki Free Trade Zone, the Dangote Refinery, and the Lekki Deep Sea Port.
The Lagos State Government has announced that the e-call-up system for managing the movements of trucks and articulated vehicles within the Lekki-Epe Free Trade Zone corridor will commence on 23rd September 2024.
Initially scheduled to commence on Thursday August 1st 2024, the commencement date of the e-call-up system was extended on Stakeholders’ request to give adequate room for full compliance.
Disclosing the new commencement date, the State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi explained that :
“The application of an e-call system will help synchronise the movement of trucks assessing the Lekki Deep Seaport and other industries within the corridor, starting from Eleko junction to Lekki Free Trade Zone.
Osiyemi, who opined that the e-call system will control the corridor, also highlighted the State and Federal Government plans for road network expansion and intermodal transport systems to streamline vehicular traffic and enhance free movement in the area.
Also speaking on the development, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, who is saddled with the enforcement of the e-call-up system, urged truck operators and logistics companies to comply with the new system to ensure its success.
“An interim arrangement is being put in place to decongest the roads through evacuation of all illegal tankers from the red zone by a joint TASKFORCE of the State, LGAs/LACDAs, Security Agencies and Stakeholders.”
The e-call-up system an essential tool for efficient movement of goods and services in the Lekki-Epe corridor, which is home to numerous industries, including the Lekki Free Trade Zone, the Dangote Refinery, and the Lekki Deep Sea Port.
This system is designed to regulate the entry and exit of trucks in the Lekki-Epe area by scheduling and coordinating their movements. This system will help prevent the chaotic traffic situations often caused by the indiscriminate parking and movement of trucks within the corridor.
