It was gathered by Hobnob News reports that the Lagos State government on Saturday began the demolition of street gates that are permanently closed around Lekki 1 axis of the state which have become impediments towards resolving the traffic snarls in some parts of the area connecting the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Apparently, this followed several days of traffic snarl which residents connecting Lekki were experiencing due to the inability to access connecting roads as a result of the indiscriminate mounting and multiplicity of the gates that have also defaced the aesthetics of the environment and causing unnecessary traffic in major roads.
Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, who disclosed these on his X handle on Saturday, added that the exercise, which is a continuous one, is aimed at ensuring compliance with the aesthetics of the state.
Above are pictures in App save up to 80% data.(Caption): Some street gates being pulled down in Lekki on Saturday.
He said that the street gates that were demolished included the ones erected at Sir Rufus Foluso Giwa Road, Theophilus Oji Road, Osaro Isokpan Road, Abike Sulaiman Road, Ben Okagbue MBA Road, Olubunmi Rotimi Road, Olanrewaju Ninalowo Road, Dele Adedeji road, Abayomi Sonuga road, Siji Soetan and Rasheed Alaba Williams roads.
The commissioner said: “I, therefore, urged all resident associations across the state that have such gates in their estates or communities and always put them under permanent lock and keys to remove them voluntarily or face sanctions.”
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