Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to upgrade, rehabilitate and improve inner roads, streets,highways and major roads across the state.
While inspecting ongoing rehabilitation work on roads across the state especially at the newly re-designed Allen junction,the Governor expressed satisfaction with the new layout of the ever-busy junction.
He assured that when completed it will ease the flow of traffic and relieve commuters of burden of heavy traffic, stressing that the aim was to reduce journey time and increase productivity.
Sixteen highways are currently undergoing re-construction and junction improvements across the state, already three of the six junctions captured in the first phase have been completed.
They are Allen junction, Ikotun roundabout, and Maryland junction. Work is almost completed on the other three roundabouts which are located in Lekki and Ajah axis.
He said: “I am particularly excited that the famous Allen Roundabout is a lot more befitting now, with the new design and road furniture we have put in place. This project is now completed and there is no need for a formal handover because the junction is ever busy. What is now required of those plying the road is maintenance of the road furniture, because it is a new better experience for the road users.
“Apart from re-designing the junction, there are light traffic cameras installed on this junction from where we can remotely monitor what is happening on this axis any time of the day. These are parts of the improvement we have brought on this road and others we are re-designing. This is one of the promises we made to residents, that we would make travel time better and rewarding. From my observation so far, I can see the improvement in journey time.”
“Therefore, we will continue to work assiduously to make sure all traffic prone locations within the metropolis are upgraded, maintained, rehabilitated and fixed in order to create a healthy work- life balance for all the residents of Lagos”.
“We are working towards making all densely populated areas traffic free and easily accessible for all residents, with no favorable nor preferred location. All roads, junctions, roundabouts and freeways are our responsibility.”
While imploring Lagosians to continue to cooperate with government ,Governor Sanwo-Olu assured that despite the decrease in the pace of work caused by COVID19 on the Pen Cinema Agege Bridge, it will be completed by October.
