The Plateau State Government has approved the diversion of traffic on the British-American junction from Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, till further notice.

A statement signed and issued by the Commissioner for Works, Mr. Pam Botmang, said the diversion is to enable contractors to set out for the construction of a fly-over and the dualization of the road.

According to the diversion plan, the road closure would be at the Plateau State Water Board water treatment plant for the Dogon Karfe Axis, the Guaranty Trust Bank U-turn for the Murtala Mohammed Way axis, and at Film Corporation junction for Liberty Boulevard axis.

He explained that in the same vein, motorists are advised to use the Tudun Wada Ring road to Domkat Bali Road, Secretariat junction through Plateau Hospital Road.

Other alternative routes are the Plateau Hospital roundabout through D. B. Zang Way, Abattoir-Dogon Karfe through Plateau State Dental Hospital Road, Abattoir-Dogon Karfe Roundabout through Hopehill Hospital to the Ministry of Lands and Survey-ECWA Headquarters Road.

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The statement listed Rayfield to Lamingo Road, Gold and Base through Shiaka to Liberty Boulevard Road as alternative routes as it applied to those leaving Jos township to Bukuru and beyond.

In the statement, Bot-Mang expressed the state government’s regrets over inconveniences caused as a result of the diversions and called for understanding and cooperation from citizens.