Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has inaugurated the Bariga Waterfront Jetty with seven ferries.
The governor, on Tuesday, also commissioned the new access road in Ilaje-Bariga area of the state.
The projects, he said, were aimed at decongesting the roads and encouraging more people to use water transportation.
Ambode said: “This jetty has a 150-car parking lot to enable motorists park their cars comfortably and get on a ferry to other parts of the state.
“The new Ilaje road will serve as a good access road to the jetty as well as the opening up of the community.
“Of the seven new ferries we are commissioning today, four are passenger ferries while one is a car barge which can move cars to the other jetties as may be required by people, who want to drive in the other locations.”
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Akinsanya, said that the new facilities would also improve the state’s economy.
Mr Akinsanya also said that the car park can hold about 150 cars at a time and that the 1.1km road has street lamps and a bicycle lane.
Baale of Ilaje-Bariga, High Chief Kayode Ayetiwa, was full of thanks to Ambode.
“We salute your courage for providing the facilities and we assure the government that the community will protect them,” he said.
