- begins repair of all alternative routes around Third Mainland Bridge ahead of partial closure
By Michael Olatunji
The Lagos State Public Works Corporation said 260 roads spread across the five divisions of the state have been rehabilitated between November 2019 and May 2020.
The agency’s General Manager Mr Olufemi Daramola, who made this known yesterday in a statement signed by the agency’s public Affairs Officer Mr Ganiu Lawal said the repair involved major and sectional rehabilitation and palliative maintenance determined by the peculiarities of each road.
He said the agency would continue to work on bringing succor to Lagosians by providing palliatives on all roads especially during the rain in line with the state government’s zero tolerance for potholes in the state.
Daramola assured Lagosians that the LSPWC would not relent in carrying out its mandate of road rehabilitation and patching of potholes, a mandate to which it has remained committed every day in the last one year.
He reiterated the fact that there still exist some bad roads in Lagos State but the quantity and effect cannot be compared to what obtained in May 2019 when the Sanwo-Olu administration was inaugurated. “We have reduced potholes and bad road deficit, but the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down our speed to take full advantage of the dry season as we had envisaged to reduce number of gangs and other physical contact element in our operation during the total lockdown’’.
On efforts of the LSPWC to ensure that the planned rehabilitation work on segments of the Third Mainland Bridge which begins on July 24, 2020 leaves the least effect on motorists, Daramola said all alternative roads are being rehabilitated to ameliorate inconveniences that might arise from the closure of the bridge. “Already we have commenced rehabilitation of alternative routes at Otto Iddo by Underpass, sections of Apapa Road, Costain Roundabout, Oyingbo, Funsho Williams Avenue and Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba, on Lagos Mainland.’’
The Lagos State Public Works Corporation in order to ensure durability of the roads, reduced incessant flooding and prevent further road damage has also intensified desilting of blocked drainages across Lagos metropolis. Major locations where LSPWC is clearing the drains of refuse, plastics and other unwanted materials to allow for free flow of flood water includes Mile 2, Ogba Road, Ijaiye Road, Shyllon, CMD Junction, Shasha Road, Iyalode Salami, Akilo and Amoo Streets. Others are Micheal Adekoya Street, Ago Palace, Mushin Road, University Road and others.
He revealed that among roads completed during the lockdown are: Acme Crescent, Kasumu Aleshinloye Street by Agidingbi and a section of Oregun Road inward Ikosi. Roads fixed in Alimosho Local Government includes; Baruwa Road, sections of Aderele, Duduyemi Street and Okesalu Street inward Ikotun. LSPWC equally intervened at Surulere Local Government where the agency concluded the rehabilitation Ogundare and sections of Nuru Oniwo street. Ikorordu Club road, Gbasemo Street, Fatimo Bintu Solebo and Mabadeje streets were fixed at Ikorodu area during the lockdown. Other major roads that received attention during this period includes Herbert Macaulay Way by Yaba College of Technology, a section of the Ramp down at Osborne inward Onikan and the bad section of the Third Axial Road inward Iyana Oworo.