The
Lagos State Government has began immediate repairs of potholes on over 87 major
roads across the State.
Special Adviser, Lagos State Public Works Corporation and Drainage, Engr.
Temidayo Erinle, in a statement on Friday, said the State Governor, Mr.
Akinwunmi Ambode had directed that the Corporation should commence immediate
rehabilitation of critical roads across the State.
He said the roads mapped out for repair were presently in terrible state, and
that the situation was impeding free flow of traffic in those areas with its
attendant consequences.
“We have received quite a number of complaints from residents and
motorists on the State of the roads and how it was directly affecting travel
time which in turn has negative effects on the ease of doing business in the
State.
“The Governor has therefore directed the Public Works Corporation to move
immediately and commence repair on those roads to ameliorate the traffic that
residents have been going through as a result of the State of the roads,”
he said.
Erinle, however, appealed to residents and motorists to bear with the State
Government, urging them to drive carefully while the roads are being fixed.
He assured that in the next few weeks, all the potholes would disappear on
Lagos roads.
Some of the roads captured for immediate repair include Ikotun-Egbe, Ijegun
Roads, Alimosho and Dopemu Roads, Aka-Kemberi Road, Amuwo Odofin, Marina Beach
Road, Apapa, Olaniyi Road in Ifako Ijaiye, Acme-Oba Akran Road and Ikeja.
Other roads also listed include Ijede Road, Sabo market Road in Ikorodu,
Costain Road by Brewery, Glover Road, Herbert Macaulay Road in Mainland Local
Government, Itire-Ogunlana drive intersection, Itire-Lawanson, Babs Animashaun
Road in Surulere, Alakija/WAEC Road, Somolu, Obalende Road, Eti-Osa, among
others.
