Towards developing a first-class infrastructure to support the state’s growing population, Lagos State government has completed and commissioned 172 roads translating to 177.93 kilometres in the past 12 months.
The state has also increased the pace of work on 253 other projects, totalling 298.22 kilometres of roads, 2.510 kilometre of bridge (2,510 metre) and 3.13km (3132 meters), which are currently ongoing in different parts of the state.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, disclosed this at the Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate the first year of the second term in office of the administration of Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat.
He expressed delight at some of the transformative infrastructural projects underway in Lagos, stressing that they reflect the administration’s commitment to progress and development.
Some of projects are the 3.89km Ojota – Opebi Link Bridge and Approach Roads, which provide a direct route between Opebi, Mende, Maryland, and Ojota; Abiola-Onijemo link road with a bridge, a 643m length of road and 135m length of the bridge section that traverses a swampy terrain to serve as a strategic link from College Road, through Ajayi Street, Ogba to Aruna/Obawole/Iju-Ishaga in Ifako-Ijaiye.
He listed other ongoing roads to include: Babafemi Dada with Bridge; Yinka Folarin-Jamiu Lawal-Shalom Academy Road Network in Alimosho Local Government Area – a 1.57Km semi-rigid pavement road with 250m long Deck on Pile (DOP) that replaces the former wooden bridge (Idowu Egba Bridge) and will provide a shorter route for motorists connecting LASU-IBA road (Idowu Egba bus stop) with Candos road (Academy bus stop) in Baruwa community.
Others are upgrading of Old Ojo road, Amuwo Odofin into a dual carriageway with a total length of 7km running parallel to Lagos Badagry Expressway from Irede Junction to Maza Maza, being executed as Continuous Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP) in two phases to serve as a strategic bypass to the Lagos-Badagry Expressway for motorists from Ajeromi-Ifelodun through Kirikiri town, linking Ojo Local Government via Irede Road (Abule Oshun); and Eti-Osa – Lekki – Epe Expressway, which traverses Abraham Adesanya Intersection to Epe T-Junction with a total length of 47.88 Km.
Daramola stressed that the provisions of roads would further drive development and open up the host communities.
Assuring that all ongoing projects will be completed before the expiration of the tenure of the administration, he vowed to deliver on some of its iconic projects, such as the 150-bed New Massey Street Children’s Hospital, Lagos and the 280-bed General Hospital, Ojo.
Also, the Special Adviser on Works, Dr. Adekunle Olayinka assured that all ongoing projects will be completed before the expiration of the tenure of the administration, the State Government has also vowed to deliver on some of its iconic projects such as the 150-bed New Massey Street Children’s Hospital, Lagos and the 280-bed General Hospital, Ojo.
He explained that the administration, through the Office of Works, has deliberately continued to invest in building infrastructure as one of the platforms used in discharging the social contract signed with Lagosians.
He also mentioned the Construction of a Commercial Court at Tapa Lagos Island, the Construction of Judges and Magistrates’ Quarters, Epe as part of projects completed in line with the policy to provide adequate and timely delivery of Justice to the citizenry.
According to him, the administration has been providing infrastructural support to the Police to deepen the operational efficiency of the security apparatus and agencies that enforce law and order in the state.
He stated that this has led to the construction of the Police Model Area Commands at Elemoro (Phase II) as well as the Police Model Station, Alausa.
