The Lagos State government has reiterated the need for road users to drive carefully by observing the speed limit and other road/traffic signs on highways in order to reduce accidents, especially during the harmattan haze.
The advice is coming against the backdrop of an accident, which occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge, on Thursday, which left some people injured and several cars destroyed.
A statement by the permanent secretary in the state, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Caster Bade-Adebowale, said the clarification became necessary following reports on social media that an oversight by the construction company working on the bridge led to the accident.
But the Permanent Secretary explained that in order to ensure smooth flow of traffic in and out of the Third Mainland Bridge, the State Government recently carried out expansion and rehabilitation of the road at Berger Bus Stop to keep vehicles dropping passengers off the main carriageway and presently the Federal Government through FERMA was working on Bridge to further give comfort to the motoring public.
Bade-Adebowale, however, assured residents that the State Government would continue to work with FERMA and other agencies of the Federal Government to ensure that appropriate safety signs are placed in areas where construction and repair works are ongoing to prevent a reoccurrence of such avoidable accident.
The State Government also solicited the cooperation and support of the motorists especially during the construction period.