Lagos residents and drivers have voiced their severe concerns about the deteriorating condition of the city’s roads and urged the government to act quickly to address the situation.
They noted deep potholes, degraded road surfaces, and drainage-related problems as ongoing problems, including Ajah, Ikorodu, Egbeda, Isolo, Ilasa, Oshodi, Mushin, and Ikeja as some of the worst impacted places.
In a similar vein, commercial bus driver George Obande bemoaned the fact that road maintenance are frequently done exclusively during election seasons. He identified specific issue places that urgently require government action, such as Guinness Road, the Araromi bus stop, and the roundabout leading to Egbeda.
Jude Alekwu, another commuter, was irritated by the government’s tardiness in responding to repairs on the Cele-Ikotun and Abaranje routes. Additionally, he criticized the NURTW for failing to fix roads in spite of collecting daily fees from vehicles.
Emmanuel Ogungboola, a driver in Ikeja, called attention to the negative effects of government inaction by attributing the roads’ degradation to inadequate drainage and trash management, which frequently causes flooding.
According to Anjola Ibukun, who lives in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, and commutes to the Island for work, both the public and the government should contribute to better road conditions. She advocated for a cooperative strategy to address the issue.
The rising expense of transportation and the discomfort that drivers experience as a result of potholes that are left unfixed were issues expressed by another road user. He asked the government to give emergency repairs on poor roads top priority.
Roadworks are proceeding in a number of sites, with special attention on Egbeda and Guinness Road, according to the Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC), which responded to the complaints through Dr. Samuel Ayetutu, its Director of Public Affairs. He reassured locals that regular upkeep is being done to fix any distress indicators on the impacted roads.
Numerous complainants criticized the government for what they called its careless approach to road upkeep. Segun Lawal, a driver on the CMS-Ajah road, claimed that a lack of maintenance had resulted in more potholes and frequent car failures. In addition, he questioned why the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) was still collecting fees in spite of the fact that drivers were not clearly benefiting from them.
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