Despite heavy rainfall in the past few weeks, the Lagos State government has continued to make progress on its infrastructure projects designed to improve the road network and ease traffic problems across the state.
During a fact-finding visit to five strategic projects, the Special Adviser, Office of Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola and the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, took pressmen on a tour of ongoing projects including Abiola-Onijemo link bridge and the five-kilometre Ikeja Urban Regeneration Project covering Oduduwa Way, Odudunmu, Sobo Arobiodu and Sasegbon Streets.
The team also visited the Opebi Mende-link Bridge and adjoining roads, Arowojobe Link Bridge in Maryland, Agidi Demurin and Church Street Network and Saint Finbarrs Road (UNILAG to Abule Okuta-Soluyi) Deeper Life Church, both in Kosofe Local Government Area.
On completion, the Opebi link bridge will ease traffic gridlock and make the travel experience seamless for residents of Ikeja, Maryland and others who travel to Lagos Island and vice-versa on a daily basis.
Omotoso said the intention of the government was to roll out infrastructure that would cut the time spent by motorists to and from the airport by creating a shorter route to link Ikorodu Road and the axial roads.
The commissioner said, “We have been going around since morning and what we have seen is the testimony to the fact that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is not resting on his oars. There are so many things that have been completed and so many in the pipeline alike.
“We saw that despite the rains, contractors were at work, it shows that we’re forging ahead despite the weather”.
Also speaking, Engineer Daramola, Special Adviser, said Mr. Governor directed that despite the weather that slowed down the construction work, contractors must work assiduously to ensure the completion of all projects on schedule.