Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said residents should expect the groundbreaking of a fourth mainland bridge in the coming months. He also pledged to accelerate the state’s development over the next four years.
Sanwo-Olu said so on Friday at the opening ceremony of the newly upgraded Oba Sekumade Road in Ipakodo in the Ikorodu region, according to a statement issued by the state on Sunday.
He said-
“What we are about is ensuring that the next four years come with bigger dividends delivered faster than we have done in our first tenure. There will be accelerated development across the city in next dispensation. Ikorodu is part of the greater Lagos that is rising.
“In the next couple months, we will be doing groundbreaking for the Fourth Mainland Bridge, which will cut across major sections of the Sagamu-Ikorodu Expressway before finally opening to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. We are committed to deliveringn this project in our second term to completely open Ikorodu to the world.”
In her remarks, the Special Adviser to the governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye, said the upgrade of Oba Sekumade Road to a rigid pavement dual carriageway did not only solve traffic problems experienced on the highway but also solved flooding issues threatening adjoining residential communities.
“I believe that with the rehabilitation and upgrade of this road, the challenge of flooding and inadequate capacity will now become a thing of the past. This in turn will also translate into improved free flow of traffic and a much-needed reduction in travel time for business owners in the area and the motoring public at large,” she said.
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