Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday visited some of the major traffic points in the metropolis, stating that his administration will provide solutions to traffic snarls in the State just as he approved the construction of a pedestrian bridge at Ojodu Berger Bus Stop.
Mr Ambode, who spoke with Government House Correspondents at Dopemu in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, after the inspection, said he decided to visit the traffic points himself to get a first hand experience of what the situation is.
“We’ve seen that we’ve been to 3rd Mainland, Oworonshoki, Ketu, Abule-Egba, Alimosho and then we’ve gone to Mile 12.That’s not the end of the story. We’re still going to Apapa and Mile 2. The truth is that we must start to have solutions to our traffic challenges in the state and that’s what we are doing.
“It’s not enough for us stay in the office and believe that we can create solutions to the traffic challenge that we have in the state. So, we decided that we are going to go round ourselves and see how we can improve on the traffic situation in Lagos. What we have done in the last three hours is to show that we are greatly concerned about the traffic gridlock that we have been experiencing in the last few months”, the Governor said in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna.
Speaking further on the pedestrian bridge at Berger, the Governor said “We have seen that Berger needs a foot bridge and immediately the engineers are going to go to work and we will make sure that we put something there. We don’t want any traffic on that highway, so we are already thinking of additional solutions to allow vehicles to extend outside of the highway. That’s an engineering work and it’s already been considered”.
He added that in addition to the footbridge, the State Government would also ensure that it makes the road free at all times, because whatever happens there, there is a fall back on the 3rd Mainland which may extend to the Oworonshoki end of the axis.
The Governor was accompanied by top government functionaries, including the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello and heads of traffic agencies and other top government officials.
