Sentences with phrase «traffic gridlock»
"Traffic gridlock" refers to a situation where there is so much congestion or jam on the roads that vehicles are unable to move or progress. It occurs when there are too many cars and not enough space or when there are obstacles like accidents or road closures. It leads to long delays and a standstill in traffic flow, making it difficult for people to reach their destinations. Full definition
He however said that the state of affairs that has accentuated traffic gridlock in Apapa area and its environs is no longer tolerable to the State Government saying that necessary arrangements have been made with the relevant Regulatory Institutions to sanction defaulting port users — importers, tank farm owners, terminal operators and shipping companies.
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The planned protest also had markets in Onitsha and its environs shut as vehicular movements were also disrupted along the Onitsha Enugu Expressway, Onitsha Owerri Road, Uga Atani Ogaru Local Government Road, Onitsha Aguleri, Nsugbe, Nkwelle Ezunaka Roads, Old and New Market Roads, Nkpor, Ogidi, Obosi Roads, thereby causing traffic gridlocks on all the roads within and outside Onitsha.
Three casualties were also recorded in the road crash, which led to traffic gridlock on the expressway.
They're the lucky dogs (maybe you use a different word) who can take conference calls in their pyjamas, don't have to deal with traffic gridlock and never show up late for their kids» school plays.
She said: «We have had instances of containerized trucks falling off the road and causing traffic gridlock for hours due to the deplorable state of the road.
In a recent letter to the city's Department of Transportation (DOT), local elected officials praised the city's commitment to «present finding of an ongoing study» of Lower East Side traffic gridlock at a May community board meeting.
«They cause a lot of traffic gridlock and people coming from Ota or from Abule Egba don't have the road to connect other areas of the State.
In his free time, he dreams up schemes to solve traffic gridlock.
In his remarks, Executive Chairman of Visible Assets Limited, Mr. Idowu Iluyomade, said the project would go a long way to reduce traffic gridlock in the State and would provide job opportunities for Lagosians.
In July 2010 a report by RAC Foundation director Professor Stephen Glaister warned that a radical change in the way roads in England are managed and funded was vital if traffic gridlock was to be avoided in future years.
Another highbrow area under heavy surveillance was the popular Imgbi Road in Amarata, where two checkpoints by policemen was causing terrible traffic gridlocks, as motorists were thoroughly frisked to ascertain the contents of their cars» trunks.
«The accident caused serious traffic gridlock; it took the intervention of Kaduna state government and Mando FRSC rescue teams to clear the road,» he added.
«The peculiar security challenges in the region, such as kidnappings, abductions, violent seccessionist agitations, armed robbery, farmers / herdsmen clashes, communal crisis and an extraordinarily annual traffic gridlock at the Asaba - Onitsha bridge among others which are the focus and targets of the exercise were then successfully addressed,» he said.
Traffic gridlock now afflicts every major Chinese city, which is one of the reasons that the eleven invited speakers have been tailed by the media as if we were rock stars.
Meanwhile, a campaign for congestion pricing in New York City — fees charged to vehicles driven into and within gridlocked city centers — was gathering steam amid meltdowns in the city's mass transit system, worsening traffic gridlock, and a void of political leadership.
The trend observed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute is that growth - induced traffic gridlock is getting worse every year.
In this day and age with gas prices skyrocketing and traffic gridlocks becoming a daily occurrence, biking to work or while running errands provides the user a convenient and healthy way to go about completing business.
But the plans are apt to generate opposition from locals who are already grappling with traffic gridlock and fear environmental damage to nearby San Francisco Bay wetlands.
Anyone who lives in or near our thriving and fast - growing cities knows the reality of traffic gridlock.
Over 20 years, the annual time lost to traffic gridlock in Portland has increased by 32 hours.
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned traders in the habit of displaying their wares on the road for sale beyond the confines of the market thereby causing traffic gridlock and other environmental nuisance to desist forthwith otherwise markets where such illegal activities are perpetrated would be shut down until further notice.
Many of these businesses are directly affected by the traffic gridlock created by the current tunnel, and have been urgently calling for a replacement that will get residents, tourists, and goods moving again.
«Better transit and transportation benefits workers in a real way by making it easier and faster for them to get to and from their jobs and to spend more time with their families instead of wasting precious time on long commutes and traffic gridlock,» says Gavin McGarrigle, coalition co-chair and Unifor's B.C. Area director.
My other memories of Italy involve pollution, long lines, traffic gridlock, and snarling motorbikes.
Speaking at the signing of the MoU held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ikeja, State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, said that the need for the bridge had become imperative following the phenomenal growth of the State with a population of over 21 million people, which has in turn increased commercial activities and traffic gridlock.
«I think that the report and [Cuomo's] commitment to fixing the subways will make a big dent on traffic gridlock.»
It's time our community rejects the special interests and their lobbyist, Jose Felix Diaz and elect a champion who will fight for our public schools, take on traffic gridlock and enhance our healthcare system.
It's time our community rejects the special interests and their lobbyist, Jose Felix Diaz and elect a champion who will fight for our public schools, take on traffic gridlock and enhance our healthcare system,» said Taddeo in a statement.
Taddeo was quick to take aim at Diaz, issuing a statement Tuesday night calling on the community to reject «the special interests and their lobbyists, Jose Felix Diaz, and elect a champion who will fight for our public schools, take on traffic gridlock and enhance our healthcare system.»
«A direct consequence of this project would be less productive man hours wasted on the roads due to traffic gridlock and bad roads due to heavy duty vehicles.
Inasmuch as I appreciate and commend Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State for his decision to construct an overhead bridge at the Abule Egba end of the Lagos - Abeokuta Expressway to ease the traffic gridlock in the area, I want to thank the Chairman of Abidap Group of Hotels, Otunba Tony Adenubi, for constantly drawing the -LSB-...]
Aliyu said that youths suspected to be members of IMN had conducted «unlawful protest» along Ibrahim Taiwo road and Kano road «causing tension, traffic gridlock and restricting movement» in Kaduna metropolis.
The situation caused a traffic gridlock, making commuters to wait for several minutes before having a right of way.
However, residents claim the dedicated bus lanes would divert traffic to smaller streets, causing a traffic gridlock during the rush hour.
Traffic gridlocked, buses lining the streets for evacuation.
This consisted of a barrier of oil drums built in a narrow Parisian street which caused traffic gridlock.
The cross-city tunnel was closed and many people became trapped in lifts in high - rise buildings and in traffic gridlock.
Add in the many tourists visiting every year and Orlando becomes a hotbed for traffic gridlock, tickets and accidents.