By Oghenefejiro Emado
31st January 2026
The Delta State Government has warned communities and contractors against the indiscriminate installation of illegal speed breakers on public roads.
The State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, gave the warning during an inspection tour of ongoing road rehabilitation and construction projects in Ughelli South and Udu Local Government Areas.
The commissioner who issued a strong warning against the unauthorized erection of speed breakers, particularly on newly rehabilitated roads. disclosed that the ministry would soon commence a public sensitisation campaign, in collaboration with state-owned media, to educate residents of Orhuwhorun, Usieffurun, Ekrokpe and adjoining communities on the need to obtain official approval before installing speed breakers.
“Fixing speed breakers on any road requires the approval of the ministry. Anyone who, on their own, installs a speed breaker without authorisation will face consequences,” Izeze warned.
He stressed that illegal speed breakers not only increase travel time unnecessarily but also pose safety risks to road users, adding that any speed breaker installed by a contractor without approval must be removed.
“If a contractor installs speed breakers during construction without the ministry’s permission, it is the contractor’s responsibility to remove them,” he said.
Earlier, the Managing Director of Obakpor Engineering, the construction firm handling the project, Mr. Ricardo Oguma explained that some speed bumps were installed at busy junctions to moderate traffic flow, noting that the road serves as a major route within the area.
