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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The National Council of Ministers passed the Vehicle Load Control Bill, 2024 in a bid to protect the roads from damages.<\/p>\n

Information Minister Micheal Makuei said South Sudan highways have been facing costly challenges related to vehicles overloading.<\/p>\n

Makuei said the bill, presented by Justice Minister Ruben Madol Arol, aims to regulate the weight of vehicles to avoid destruction of the roads.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we know very well, here in South Sudan, we have been facing a lot of problems in terms of loads of the vehicles,\u201d Makuei told reporters following the cabinet meeting on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the roads here in South Sudan are supposed to have their own weights but here in South Sudan there have been nothing as such so all the trucks that have been moving to South Sudan has been without control.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt requires that we establish this bill, and we passed this bill in order to control the weight of the vehicles that use the road. This is one of our major problems,\u201d Makuei added.<\/p>\n

Overloading vehicles can have serious consequences for both the vehicles themselves and the road infrastructure through Road Surface Damage.<\/p>\n

This means driving an overloaded vehicle, whether private or commercial, can significantly damage road surfaces. The excess weight places undue stress on the pavement, leading to cracks, and accelerated wear and tear.<\/p>\n

During the opening of newly built Freedom Bridge in May 2022, Vice President for Infrastructure Cluster Taban Deng Gai, called on the South Sudan Road Authority to impose regulations to protect major roads and bridges in the country.<\/p>\n

VP Taban said commercial trucks using the newly inaugurated Freedom Bridge must adhere to the East Africa Vehicle Load Regulations.<\/p>\n

He stated that trucks bound for the country often carry double the required loads due to the failure of the road authority to implement the regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know when the trucks leave Mombasa, a load of one truck is put in two big lorry trucks because of the regulations of EAC, where you are allowed only to carry the maximum capacity, but when the trucks reach Nimule, this load of two trucks is put in one truck, because we have no regulations here\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n

The infrastructure vice president also believes the Juba \u2013 Nimule Road has worn out in no time due to the bulks of commercial trucks overusing it.<\/p>\n

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