Lekki-Epe: Residents, LASG brainstorm to tackle peninsula’s challenges

Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) and Lagos state ministries of transportation alongside works and infrastructure have met to address key issues impacting the Lekki- Epe community.LERSA President, Alhaji Sulyman Bello, at a tripartite meeting in Lagos, lauded the state government's current efforts on collaboration to improve businesses, the environment and livelihood across the axis.Bello stated that key issues to be addressed included pedestrian safety on the newly paved sections of the Lekki-Epe Expressway, to address the rising number of hit-and-run accidents.He called for the completion of key roads such as the regional road and Saliu Obodo road projects.The LERSA president also advocated the need to manage increase in heavy-duty truck traffic due to the area's rapid development.'There's the need for efficient heavy-duty towing infrastructure services and improved bus terminus operations at the Ajah BRT terminus.'We also propose the possibility of reviewing some inte rsections for optimal commuting experience and enhanced operational efficiency.'We call for the Ogombo-Sangotedo bypass road project status and completion details, and also the Bonny Camp to Ajah Road Upgrade with regards to current repair interventions, as well as short to long term solutions.'It has also become important to checkmate the rising impact of drug abuse and other associated vices along the axis,' he said.Responding, Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that approval of 12 units of pedestrian flyover bridges with full illumination, on the Lekki-Epe Expressway had been given.He shed more light on the recent launch of the Lagos State Transportation Masterplan, its wide-ranging implications and the implementation of the state's new transportation model, starting from the Lekki axis.Osiyemi stated that there were new initiatives to ramp up water transportation assets or services, and ongoing efforts to ensure that construction sites do not cause drainage constraints.' There would be imminent enforcement action against gated estates blocking the free-flow of traffic, and I reiterate that gates must be manned and accessible between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.'We are announcing the advent of e-call-up system and evacuation of freight by barges and enhancing Vehicle Inspection System (VIS) as a tool to address unworthy trucks,' he said.Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos on Infrastructure, Mr Olufemi Daramola, said that the implementation of proper signages around construction corridors and other areas in need of road signages was ongoing.He urged citizens to guide against the worrisome trend of willful damage and vandalisation of critical public assets by helping to protect state resources.(NAN)Source: News Agency of Nigeria