Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has explained what the construction of the network of 31 roads in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state was meant to achieve.
The roads were commissioned on Monday, December 23, with virtually all members of the state executive council in attendance.
At the commissioning, Sanwo-Olu explained that the 31 roads were specifically executed to offer traffic relief to the area, improve the socio-economic activities and connectivity within the axis and its neighbouring Ogun State through Segun Adetiba Road and the bridge across Ilo.
According to the governor, who described Ojokoro LCDA as a strategic settlement with a fast growing population, there was need to upgrade the level of infrastructure in the area, just as he assured that his administration will undertake more projects in the area to benefit the people and encourage investment.
He reiterated that the provision of road infrastructure was central to the delivery of his administration’s T.H.E.M.E.S agenda while also advising the residents to take ownership of public infrastructure within their community.
“Let us protect our network of roads by ensuring that drainage channels are not turned into dump sites. Streetlights must be protected from vandalism. Any motorist who damages the poles should be handed over to enforcement agents to ensure that they pay for the repairs.”
“There should be no over-speeding. We need to be cautious of pedestrians especially children using the roads. Let it be a collective responsibility of all to ensure parking on the roads is not allowed,” said Sanwo-Olu
Good road network, he believed, would facilitate effective management of traffic, reduce travel time and enable residents and visitors to Lagos easily access health facilities and educational institutions.
“The drainages that come with the roads help de-flood the environment while the streetlights complement the security architecture of the state,” he said.
Corroborating Sanwo-Olu, the special adviser on works, Aramide Adeyoye explained that the force behind the decision to construct the roads was to ensure connectivity and reduce the burden and pressure on major arterial roads, as well as open up the local economy.
Adeyoye added the network of roads which are in two phases with 31 streets such as Luqman Avenue, Odun Alayo Street, Santos Avenue and Amusa Agbaje Street, Orotayo Street, Unity Road are connected to each other and would help to ease traffic logjam and also reduce travel time to the barest minimum within the environs.
JOSHUA BASSEY
