Lagos State Government has identified 60 highway junctions and corridors critically affecting traffic movement and flow within the Lagos metropolis.
The state is also set for a showdown with street traders and traffic laws offenders who contribute to perennial traffic congestion in the state because of their activities.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde disclosed this to journalists on Saturday after a tour of Oyingbo axis of the state.
The commissioner said that the present administration would be forced to wield the big stick against the street traders and other traffic laws offenders.
Oladeinde said the government of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is committed to solving congestions as well as promoting multi-modal transportation system in the state.
The commissioner who lamented the chaotic traffic snarl in the axis added that,’’ I know that with this administration and the political will we will clear all these obstruction and we would get a free flow around here.
“We are going to Yaba, we have the same problem in Yaba, we will go to Ajah and every area where we have market activities obstructing the roads we will discuss with the local governments and ensure we give the traders a decent place where they can sell their goods and get them off the roads. The pedestrian way is for walking , for connecting with public transport not for selling, we will make sure that we enforce that.’’
On Oyingbo New Bus Terminal he said the state government had spoken with the contractor handling the project to go back to site, saying the project designed for multi modal transportation integration is 90 per cent complete.
Speaking further on the challenges at the junctions/corridors, the commissioner said the challenges vary in the different junctions/corridors and it includes, insufficient capacity and inadequate road hierarchy, neglected infrastructure, unregulated street trading, absence of parking strategy.
