Traffic seals off Zoobe junction to ease jam

The traffic department has sealed off the Zoobe intersection in a bid to ease traffic snarl-up forcing vehicles to take different routes.

The roadblocks will affect the vehicles from KM-4 and going to Bulla Xuubey which will now have to take a U-turn around Banaadir junction while those from Bulla Xuube will now drive towards KM4 to pick a U-turn should they want to proceed to Banaadir.

The new roadblock is expected to ease traffic stress because Zoobe junction is one of the busiest street junctions in the capital Mogadishu.

The busy KM5 or Zoobe Junction is one of Mogadishu’s vital roads, with a series of shops, hotels and restaurants.

At least 500 people mostly civilians were killed and more 300 others wounded when a truck exploded at Zoobe junction on October 14, 2017

Zoobe junction in Mogadishu was later renamed to 14th Oct in honour of victims of Mogadishu truck bombing.

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