393 roads fixed in six months — Lagos agency

Lagos State Public Works Corporation has announced the repair of 393 roads across the state in the first half of 2024, in a bid to ensure all roads in Lagos State are motorable throughout the year.

According to General Manager, Engr Tokunbo Ajanaku, the corporation utilised various approaches, including asphalt premix, interlocking paving stones, and palliative interventions, to carry out the repairs.

The repairs carried out across 20 local governments and 37 LCDAs are part of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s commitment to maintaining the state’s road network.

Ajanaku disclosed that the corporation took advantage of the dry days in the first and second quarters of 2024 to carry out maintenance operations on strategic roads, ensuring the roads are safe and accessible for residents.

He said, “We were mindful of the prediction that the volume of rainfall in 2024 may surpass the previous year, this was why we stepped up our frequency and spread on Lagos roads to put most strategic roads in good condition before the heavy rains.”

While reflecting on the half year score card of the Corporation in 2024, the General Manager stated that a total of 393 roads have been worked on across the state at various degree of intervention ranging from total reconstruction to major rehabilitation, routine maintenance, palliative, as well as fixing of inner roads within public facilities.

While providing the statistics of work done, Engr. Ajanaku stated that “from January to June 2024, 15 roads being totally reconstructed across Local Governments in the state have reached various stages of completion”.

Some of them are Eluku Street, Mosafejo in Agbowa-Ikosi, Epe Local Government area; Igbogbo-Bayeku Road, Ikorodu; Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja GRA; Unity/Umunya/Osebaby Streets in Oshodi Local Government; Agunlejika Street, Ijesha, Surulere Local Government; and Akinola Sholanke Street, Oshodi-Isolo Local Government among others.

Under major rehabilitation, the General Manager said that a total of 69 roads have been completed. Some of them are: Lawson Street, Lagos Island East LCDA; Femi Bamgbelu, Alimosho; Lawal Street, Alimosho; Ora Ekpen, Kosofe; Olohunlogbon, Kosofe; Selesi Street, Bariga LCDA; Fatiregun Street, Lagos Mainland; Aborisade Street, Surulere and Arigbanla Street, Agege.

Others are: Falilat Ajoke Saliu, Ikorodu; May Flower Road, Ikorodu; Ojora Street, Ajeromi Ifelodun; Idewu Street, Ajeromi Ifelodun; Ebun Oti Street, Ajeromi Ifelodun; Old Lagos Road, Badagry; Adewole Adesanya Street, Epe; Faramodi Ajoke, Kosofe; Oriwu Road, Ikorodu; Okesanya Ramp Down by Sura Shopping Complex, Lagos Island East LCDA and Agege Motor Road by Oshodi Under Bridge, Oshodi.

Meanwhile, 240 roads across the state were attended to under routine maintenance which typically entails fixing of pot-holes in an attempt to prevent them from degenerating into craters and major road defects while 62 roads were treated with palliative measures, using majorly boulders amongst other materials.

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