The Lagos State Government has announced
that an additional foot bridge would be constructed at Ojota bus stop on
Ikorodu road, to complement the existing one in order to contain the
recent upsurge in usage by Pedestrians.
The Commissioner for Information and
Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, who disclosed this in a statement on
Thursday, said the decision arose out of the need to reduce the long
time being currently spent on the queue by people using the bridge.
He said the construction of the
additional bridge has become necessary after the newly erected New
Jersey Wall on the median of the expressway has effectively curtailed
indiscriminate dropping and picking of passengers along the highway as
well as dangerous crossing of the road on foot by commuters.
He reiterated that the need for the
construction of the wall, which is similar to the same measure taken
between Ketu and Mile 12 axis of the road is meant to reduce fatalities
on the part of commuters crossing the highway and the traffic gridlock
caused by commercial buses and motorcycles engaging in indiscriminate
dropping and picking of passengers.
While commending the orderly conduct of
commuters in the usage of the bridge, the statement urged them to be
patient with government until the new one is constructed, adding that
the project is expected to be delivered within three months.
Ayorinde added that the new bridge will accommodate the special needs of the physically challenged, for their ease of movement.
source: akinwunmiambode.com
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