Ahead of festive seasons and travelling that usually mark the end of every year, the Lagos State Government has that said it had begun massive road repair across the state to ensure smooth transportation during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
This was disclosed, on Wednesday, by the Special Adviser to the state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Public Works and Drainages, Temidayo Erinle, in an interaction with journalists in Lagos.
According to Erinle, Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) had embarked on 24-hour operations to achieve the aim, noting that palliative works were going on simultaneously daily on various roads across the state.
The special adviser said that the corporation introduced night operations at various sites in order not to cause gridlock.
Erinle said:“The festive period is usually associated with heavy traffic; so, we began working at night yesterday. Today, we are planning to work on the Lekki Epe Expressway, because of the festive period. We would be working at night.
“We are also going to work on the Ikorodu-Itoiki road. Today also, we are working on the Agege Motor Road and Association Avenue in Ilupeju,” he said.
He listed other roads receiving attention to include Alfred Rewane Street, Ikoyi Forshore-Falomo Bridge and Ilasa/Oworoshoki Expressway.
While appealing to Lagos residents to exercise patience and co-operate with the government, Erinle said that the daily work schedule and the total number of roads undergoing rehabilitation could be made available by the supervising engineers, noting that LSPWC had fixed several of such roads on the instruction of the governor.
On bad roads, Erinle said that Ambode had given a directive to all council authorities to repair the roads.
Erinle said that the governor also gave the councils the opportunity to request for state government’s interventions on roads they would need assistance.
