More of the massive roundabouts on the Lekki-Epe Expressway Lagos, are to be removed in what aimed at further improving vehicular traffic flow on that corridor, BusinessDay has learnt.
Officials of the state ministry of transportation, led by the commissioner in charge of the ministry,
Frederic Oladeinde are said to be out to inspect the corridor, and identify how many more of the roundabouts will have to go.
It was learnt that apart from the roundabouts on Lekki-Epe Expressway, the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration, is also considering knocking off similar structures on roads in other parts of the commercial city, based on expert advice from urban transportation consultants, who identified such roundabouts as contributing to the gridlock being experienced in Lagos.
BusinessDay gathered that about 27 of such structures had been identified across the state.
It would be recalled that the immediate past administration of Akinwunmi Ambode, was the first, in 2016 to remove some of roundabouts on the Lekki-Epe corridor.
Among the ones removed by the Ambode-led government were planned the 4th Roundabout (Elegushi); 5th Roundabout (Jakande) and the 8th Roundabout (VGC).
Anofi Elegushi, then acting commissioner for transportation under Ambode, had said: ”This administration is determined to reduce the stress experienced by motorists and residents on this road.
“The roundabouts were replaced with traffic lights, expansion of the roads and provision of dedicated turning lanes as well as additional lay-bys.
“This will surely decongest traffic in this area, even for commercial vehicles, the travel time will reduce and they will have enough turnaround by earning more.
Biodun Otunola, managing director of Planet Project Ltd, which handled the contract had observed: “Movement has been made easy for both motorists and the pedestrians.”
Joshua Bassey
