Motorists wey dey use Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway go face temporary traffic wahala as Lagos State Government go begin repair damaged parts of the road for 35 days, starting from tomorrow.
The repair work go cover the road from Bonny Camp reach Admiralty Way Junction, including some parts around Victoria Garden City (VGC).
The state government don announce say dem go divert traffic to other routes to reduce hold-up and protect motorists and other people wey dey use the road throughout the repair period.
Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, reveal this information yesterday during meeting wey Ministry of Works and Infrastructure organise to discuss the repair work and how dem go control traffic.
Daramola explain say the meeting na part of government plan to carry residents, business owners and other road users along before dem begin important road projects. E add say government go consider the advice and concerns wey people raise before dem carry out the work.
E beg residents and motorists make dem cooperate with government throughout the repair period, especially as Lagos dey prepare for the plenty traffic wey usually dey happen during festive season.
According to the state government, the repair work go help make the road safer and make movement easier for people wey dey travel through the Lekki-Epe area. The road connect different residential areas, business centres and major industries for Lagos.
The expressway na important road wey dey lead to Lekki Free Zone, Dangote Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Factory, Lekki Deep Sea Port and Eleganza Industrial Estate.
The road also dey serve plenty residential estates and schools, including Pan-Atlantic University and Lagos Business School.
But as more people dey move enter the area, businesses dey increase and traffic dey plenty, some parts of the road don begin spoil badly. This don make daily movement difficult for motorists and commuters wey dey use the road.
Daramola also talk say government dey work to address drainage problems along the road. E add say the proposed Green Line train project na part of the bigger plan to improve transportation for the area.
Director of Projects, Ibironke Olukoko, explain say the repair work go make movement of passengers and goods easier. E also go improve access to the residential and business areas wey dey develop between Victoria Island and Epe.
For the meeting, Chairman of Victoria Island and Ikoyi Residents Association, Prince Akin Fadoju, call on Lagos State Government to improve drainage for the area so that flooding go reduce.
Fadoju talk say the drainage problem don dey before the present government enter office, but e stress say government need to act fast and find lasting solution to the problem.
Other people wey attend the meeting beg government make dem ensure say traffic officials dey on ground throughout the road work to direct vehicles and prevent serious hold-up.
Dem also urge government to maintain the other roads wey people go use to avoid the construction area and make sure say those roads dey good condition. Dem add say government need to provide enough security to protect everybody wey dey use the roads.
The latest road work na part of Lagos State Government plan to improve Lekki-Epe Expressway, wey don become an important route because of the growing number of people, houses and businesses for the area.
Government don earlier give out the first part of the road improvement project, wey cover 18.75 kilometres from Eleko reach Epe T-Junction for Ibeju-Lekki. Dem award the work for November 2020 and complete am before government officially open the road for February 2023.
The road get three lanes for each direction, and dem use strong concrete build the road surface, together with other facilities.
Government later give out Phases IIA and IIB of the project, wey cover the road from Eleko Junction reach Abraham Adesanya, to continue the improvement work along the expressway.
The state government don also finish work on damaged parts of the road between Admiralty Intersection and Ajah Jubilee Flyover.
Daramola talk say government don rebuild and work on 69.44 kilometres of the expressway so far. Out of the distance, 49.7 kilometres get concrete road surface, while the remaining 19.76 kilometres get another kind of road surface wey dem fit maintain with asphalt.
For April 2025, government also give out the early construction work for the planned Green Line train project.
The proposed train route go start from Marina, pass through Eti-Osa and Lekki-Epe, and continue towards the planned Lekki International Airport. The aim na to connect Lagos Island with the eastern part of the state wey dey develop fast.
Government dey plan the train project to work well with other future projects, including the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge and the planned expansion of Ogombo Road.
