By Adeyinka Aderibigbe
The Lagos State Government is to acquire a 3000km of fibre cable that would enable the provision of WiFi connectivity to ease the business transactions, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure Engr Aramide Adeyoye has said.
Adeyoye who made this known during a chat with media men at the year “2019 West Africa Digital construction Conference”, held at Radisson Blu, Hotel, Ikeja Lagos, opined that the development was in line with the Smart City dream of the State.
She added that the government is working round the clock to develop the necessary framework that would help the State to grow a reliable and affordable technology to enhance its smooth transition to a Smart City.
Adeyoye reiterated that the government would continue to collaborate with relevant stakeholders and provide an enabling environment that would help to promote the growth of technology in the State.
On the state of the roads, the Special Adviser noted that contractors have mobilized to the various sites to commence work on the 62 identified gridlocks to ease traffic congestion in the State, the effect of the massive intervention will begin to manifest in the next one week.
To reduce the rate at which roads deteriorated, she disclosed that plans are afoot to create dedicated lanes with rigid pavements for roads like Oba Akran way, Ikeja and Oba Sekumade Road, Ikorodu which plays hosts to heavy articulated trucks. With that the light vehicles will use the existing dual carriage ways to the exclusion of the high capacity trucks, thus preserving the roads.
Adeyeye also noted that there will be fewer burdens on the roads when the various rail lines being built by the State and Federal governments are completed and put to use as most haulages will be done by rail.
She appealed to members of the public to desist from indiscriminate waste disposal as it is a major factor in destroying road pavements. Wastes, according to her clogs the drains, obstruct the flow of storm water leading to flooding and destruction of the surface of the roads.