Commuters express mixed feelings over using pedestrian bridges

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Some FCT Residents on Wednesday expressed mixed feelings over the poor usage of pedestrian bridges provided in some parts of the city.

Many residents prefer to cross the road by simply sprinting across rather than use the bridges.

Some of the bridges have been turned to mini-markets by some people who hawk their wares at the foot and on top of the bridges instead of allowing them to be used solely for its purpose.

Some of the residents said the locations of most of the bridges were often too far from their bus-stops.

A resident of Lugbe, Mrs Victoria Duru, said that she preferred to cross the road by ‘making a dash’ instead of using the bridge, adding that her bus stop was too far from the bridge.

She said that she was aware of the dangers associated with crossing the busy express road but still prefer it instead of trekking to the pedestrian bridge.

“I know the danger…

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