The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has
deployed 100 personnel to work from 5a.m. to 10p.m. daily to ease
traffic at various corridors where bridges are being constructed.
Mr Chris Olakpe, the LASTMA Chief Executive disclosed this in an
interview on Sunday.
“It is very clear that Lagos State Government is on the way to make
the state a mega city by virtue of the Light Up Lagos project and
construction of roads and bridges to ease traffic and link up with the
hinterlands.
“All these projects are to ensure that business thrives 24 hours daily.
“We experience heavy traffic as a result of influx of people coming to
Lagos from the north, south and east of Nigeria to access the ports
and transact other businesses.
“We have deployed about 100 LASTMA officials to various areas
where construction of bridges is going on such as Agege Pen Cinema
and other critical places to ease the traffic,” Olakpe said.
The LASTMA boss said that more personnel had been directed to
ensure free flow of traffic on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway due to
ongoing construction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminuses on Abule-
Egba-Oshodi corridor.
“The government has also embarked on construction of bus
terminuses at various spots to allow passengers to have access to the
buses conveniently,” he said.
Olakpe appealed to the motorists especially commercial bus drivers to
cooperate with traffic managers to ensure effective vehicular
movement.
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had said that the Pen
Cinema Flyover will be delivered in time.
During an inspection of the project, the governor said that the 1.4-km
bridge to start from Agege and end on the Old Abeokuta Road, is a key
intervention by his administration to address the perennial traffic in
the area.
The state government announced plans to partially restrict movement
of motorists in the Agege axis to accelerate construction of the
flyover.
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