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Landlords, Motorists Groan Over Poor Road, Gridlock In Lagos
- “This road is bad and has been giving us serious problems. It usually spoils our tricycles. It has been in a bad state for years.”
EKO HOT BLOG reports that residents and shop owners in Lagos have decried the poor state of Old Ipaja Road, Agege, saying that it impedes the free flow of traffic and causes avoidable accidents.
Motorists plying the Lagos road also complained about the regular damage done to their vehicles by the decrepit road.
A visit to the neighbourhood on Wednesday revealed that potholes and craters littered several portions of the road.
Drivers and tricycle riders were seen making effort to avoid potholes and slowing down to navigate some spots they could not escape.
Some of the worst portions include Sofunde, Agbotikuyo, Mulero, Abekoko bus stops in Lagos.
Some workers of the Lagos State Public Works Corporation were seen filling up one of the potholes with bitumen but residents said the palliative measure would only last for a short time, calling on the government to completely rehabilitate the road.
According to PUNCH, one of the landlords at Sofunde, Babatunde Omotosho, said, “The road causes a lot of traffic. It became bad about eight years ago. Sometime last year, a tricycle rider drove against traffic to escape the gridlock.
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“It had a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle at Sofunde junction and all the passengers were seriously injured. We are begging the government to reconstruct the road. They should also help us clear the drainage.”
The chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers at Mulero unit, Lukman Babatunde, said the road damaged vehicles, adding that his members, who are tricycle riders, always complain.
He stated, “This road is bad and has been giving us serious problems. It usually spoils our tricycles. It has been in a bad state for years now. The worst spots are in Sofunde, AP, Agbotikuyo, Mulero, Abekoko, among others. Government should help us to rehabilitate it. Many inner roads on this axis are also poor.”
A landlady, Mrs. Oluwasola Opebi, appealed to the government to construct the road, saying it was difficult for schoolchildren to walk by the roadside as motorists struggled to avoid potholes.
She added, “The last time they filled the portholes with sand, floods washed it away after some days.”
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, said the government was working on a number of roads in the state and promised to reach out to the relevant agency regarding the Old Ipaja Road.
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