LASG Begins Work On Four Major Roundabouts

Lagos State Government on Friday began work on four major road junctions within the metropolis to lessen the nightmare of the motoring public.

Addressing reporters on the development, the Commissioner of Transportation Dr Frederic Oladeinde listed the four junctions to include the Second Lekki roundabout, Allen Avenue Roundabout, the Ikotun roundabout, and Maryland junction, Nation repots.

Oladeinde who addressed reporters alongside Commissioner for Information and Strategy Mr Gbenga Omotoso and top management staff of the ministry, led by the Permanent Secretary Mr Houtonu Wenu, among others, said the government in line with its executive order one has identified 60 very critical junctions that needed such expansions in order to relieve commuters of the nightmare of travelling on the roads.

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According to Oladeinde, contractors, who would handle the four roundabouts, have moved to site and all would be delivered by April.

According to him, the junction improvements to be carried out at those junctions include the removal of the roundabouts and separating the streams of traffic through adequate traffic signalisation, synchronisation of the traffic signal lights through intelligent traffic system to recognise traffic densities and prioritise same, increase the capacities of the roads through lane stacking, upgrading of alternative roads and erecting of pedestrian barriers to separate pedestrian and vehicular conflicts on the roads.

Oladeinde said: “When completed, motoring public will experience improved travel time, free flow traffic, total decongestion, safer roads, and safer lives and property and overall economic development.”

Oladeinde said: “When completed, motoring public will experience improved travel time, free flow traffic, total decongestion, safer roads, and safer lives and property and overall economic development.”