National Coordinator/CEO of CEPEJ, Comrade Sheriff Mulade made the appeal in a statement made available to Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday.
He also ommended Dr Okowa, for the recent approval of two pedestrian bridges in Asaba, which, according to him, was a right step in the right direction.
The peace and environmental justice advocate passionately appealed to the governor to approve pedestrian bridges at PTI junction and Effurun roundabout.
Comrade Mulade expressed the difficulties that pedestrians contend with when they attempting to cross the highways at either side.
According to him, “It is always a pitiable sight to see both the young and old trying to cross on their way to school or work in the mornings and in the evenings when they are coming back”.
He lamented that a lot of accidents involving loss of lives and property caused mainly by crossing the highways at PTI junction and Effurun roundabout have been recorded.
“These highways are very busy roads at all times and to save people from endangering their lives in attempting to cross these roads, I am appealing to the Delta State Government to construct a pedestrian bridge at these busy spots,” he noted.
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Comrade Mulade averred that building pedestrian bridges in such busy places will drastically reduce the carnage caused by motor accidents in the twin cities of Effurun and Warri.
‘The earlier the Delta State government heeds to this advice, the better for road users,” he pleaded.
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