The Lagos State Public Works Corporation has repaired over 393 roads across the state in the first six months of the year.
The LSPWC General Manager, Tokunbo Ajanaku, made this disclosure in a statement made available to our correspondent on Tuesday.
Ajanaku said the corporation took advantage of the dry days in the first and second quarters of 2024 to perform various forms of maintenance and rehabilitation operations on strategic roads in 20 Local Government Areas and 27 Local Council Development Authorities, noting that work would resume in the inner roads in a few weeks.
Ajanaku said in the statement, “We were mindful of the prediction that the volume of rainfall in 2024 may surpass the previous year, this was why we stepped up our frequency and spread on Lagos roads to put most strategic roads in good condition before heavy rains become recurrent.
“While reflecting on the half-year scorecard of the corporation in 2024, the General Manager stated that a total of 393 roads have been worked on across the state at various degrees of intervention ranging from total reconstruction to major rehabilitation, routine maintenance, palliatives, as well as fixing of inner roads within public facilities.
“From January to June 2024, 15 roads being reconstructed across Local Governments in the state have reached various stages of completion.
“Some of them are Eluku Street, Mosafejo in Agbowa-Ikosi, Epe Local Government area; Igbogbo-Baiyeku Road, Ikorodu; Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja GRA; Unity/Umunya/Osebaby Streets in Oshodi Local Government; Agunlejika Street, Ijesha, Surulere Local Government; and Akinola Sholanke Street, Oshodi-Isolo Local Government among others.”
He said under the major rehabilitation, a total of 69 roads were completed, some of which were: Lawson Street, Lagos Island East LCDA; Femi Bamgbelu, Alimosho; Lawal Street, Alimosho; Ora Ekpen, Kosofe; Olohunlogbon, Kosofe; Selesi Street, Bariga LCDA; Fatiregun Street, Lagos Mainland; Aborisade Street, Surulere and Arigbanla Street, Agege.
According to him, “Others are: Falilat Ajoke Saliu, Ikorodu; May Flower Road, Ikorodu; Ojora Street, Ajeromi Ifelodun; Idewu Street, Ajeromi Ifelodun; Ebun Oti Street, Ajeromi Ifelodun; Old Lagos Road, Badagry; Adewole Adesanya Street, Epe; Faramodi Ajoke, Kosofe; Oriwu Road, Ikorodu; Okesanya Ramp Down by Sura Shopping Complex, Lagos Island East LCDA and Agege Motor Road by Oshodi Under Bridge, Oshodi.
“Meanwhile, 240 roads across the state were attended to under routine maintenance, which typically entails fixing of pot-holes in an attempt to prevent them from degenerating into craters and major road defects, while 62 roads were treated with palliative measures, using major boulders among other materials.”
Ajanaku, during the inspection of the second Igbogbo-Baiyeku road, stated that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was deeply concerned about the project’s completion in due course, adding that “The project would have reached a more advanced stage but for the impact of cost-push inflation and the heavy downpour witnessed in 2023.”
