Ambode asks FG to complete Apapa container terminal bridge

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday carried out on-the-spot assessment of traffic situation as well as the condition of road networks in Apapa and other major axis of the State.

The Governor, who visited major axis in Apapa such as Creek Road, Liverpool Road, BUA Corridor, expressed dissatisfaction with the state of affairs where containerized trucks have completely taken over the roads.

At the Creek Road housing Thisday Newspapers, the Governor made a stop-over at the ‘Liverpool Under Bridge’ where he inspected the on-going construction of bridge which is designed to accommodate about 1,000 containerised trucks at once upon completion.

Ambode also inspected the on-going construction works in Isolo Road and Adeoyo Street in Ladipo, where he was briefed by the contractor on site about the level of work done so far.

The Governor, along with his team, also made a stop-over at the Vanguard Avenue in Apapa.

He also took time to inspect the situation of things at the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts market, as well as the Ladipo Carnal, beside Guardian Newspapers, where he expressed displeasure with the illegal activities being perpetrated by traders, and warned that the situation was no longer tenable to the Government.

The governor thereafter inspected facilities at the headquarters of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in Oshodi.

Speaking to journalists shortly after the tour, the Governor urged the Federal Government to accelerate work on the Apapa Container Terminal Bridge, which he said on completion, would go a long way to ease traffic in the axis.

“We are pleading with the Federal Government to make sure that Julius Berger returns to site and alleviate the challenges that motorists are facing. But so far so good, we have seen some parts of Apapa that is now motorable. We believe strongly that once the Bridge is completed, the Container Terminal will be put to use. The Container Terminal can take like 1000 containers’ vehicles and that in itself will improve on the traffic gridlock in Lagos.”

On the ongoing reconstruction of the Isolo-Daleko Road, Governor Ambode gave assurance that work on the road would be completed in another nine months, urging the contractor to create palliatives that would ensure that the road was motorable during the festive period.

He said the state government would not hesitate to fix any road in the state regardless of its status, adding that it would do so if a structure that would ensure that the Federal Government reimburses the state was in place.

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