Deputy Governor of Lagos State. Obafemi Hamzat. |
Ten
years after the commencement of the ten-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway, life is
set to return to the axis as the Lagos State Government today flagged off the
continuation of the construction of the road.
Performing
the flag off, the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat stated
that the return to the road not only marks the fulfillment of a promise made
during a recent visit on June 2, 2019 to the people of the State by the
Sanwo-Olu Administration but is also designed to bring relief to commuters who
daily experience hardship on the road.
Speaking
at the site office of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
(CCECC) contractors to the project, the Deputy Governor noted that the
Sanwo-Olu administration would honour all the promises made to Lagosians.
He
further stated that the project covers specifically the Agboju to Trade Fair
segment as well as the rehabilitation of the Eric Moore – Mile 2 stretch.
The
Deputy Governor, who stopped to address Lagosians who gathered while
apprehending at least five (5) errant drivers who drove against traffic, urged
citizens to remain obedient to the Laws that were made to ensure good life.
According
to the Deputy Governor “we must obey the law, citizens co-operation is critical
to what successes we will be able to record during this tenure. We must
also monitor the project and report progress and observations to us.”
Hamzat
further commended the co-operation of the Federal Government as both the State
and Federal Agencies will be present along the road up to Seme border.
He
explained that Lagos State is handling Eric Moore to Agboju while FERMA will do
a four-lane maintenance to Agbara while the Federal Government has awarded
Agbara to Seme as a six-lane Highway.
He
said the State Government will deploy Taskforce to clean up the area and ensure
free flow of traffic.
It
should be recalled that the notion to expand the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, a
major gateway connecting Nigeria and other neighbouring West African countries
was conceptualized in 2009 by the Babatunde Raji Fashola administration to ease
traffic in the region and upgrade the infrastructure from four (4) lane into
ten (10) lane dual carriage.
The
Lagos-Badagry project which is approximated to 60km long from Eric Moore to
Badagry, consist of two major intermodal transport scheme namely Lagos-Badagry
Expressway project and Lagos Light Rail Mass Transit project.
Earlier
in his remarks, the General Manager, Lagos Office of CCECC, Mr. Bill Bian
stated the Corporation’s commitment to ensure that the project is completed on
schedule.
The
Deputy Governor was accompanied by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem
Muri-Okunola; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure – Mr.
Olujimi Hotonu; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation – Dr. Taiwo
Salam; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment – Mr. Biodun Bamgboye,
General Manager, CCECC Lagos – Mr. Bill Bian and Six Local Government Chairmen.
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