As the current Lagos state government battles to fulfil one of its cardinal campaign promises of completing the 10-lane multimodal Lagos-Badagry expressway, movement of passengers is being hampered by the menace of tankers and other articulated vehicles along the corridor.
Almost on regular basis, there are reported cases of fallen tankers and trailers along axis that is not even enough to contain other commercial vehicles, private car owners and commercial motorcycles popularly called okada which has suddenly become the fastest means of commuting, even at there are not enough traffic managers to control the traffic menace.
In July this year, the new governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration resumed the construction of the ten-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway ten years after its commencement.
During the flag-off ceremony, the deputy governor; Obafemi Hamzat, stated that the return to the road not only marks the fulfillment of a promise made during a recent visit on June 2, 2019, to the people of the state by the Sanwo-Olu Administration but is also designed to bring relief to commuters who experience hardship daily on the road.
Hamzat noted that, the Sanwo-Olu administration would honour all the promises made to Lagosians. He further stated that the project covers specifically the Agboju to Trade Fair segment as well as the rehabilitation of the Eric Moore-Mile 2 stretch
MIKE OCHONMA
