Sanwo-Olu delivered 61 roads, five bridges in one Year — Lagos Government

By Adeola Ogunrinde

The Lagos State Government says it has completed 61 roads spanning 56.52 kilometers and five bridges within the last year, as part of efforts to improve road connectivity and ease traffic across the state.

Speaking at a ministerial press briefing on Monday to mark the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term, Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola, said construction work is currently ongoing on an additional 147 road and bridge projects. He added that the Sanwo-Olu administration remains committed to delivering life-impacting infrastructure across the state.

Daramola disclosed that the Lagos State Public Works Corporation (PWC) intervened on 1,074 inner roads covering 78.42 kilometers over the past year. The interventions included pothole patching, sectional repairs, overlay works, and drainage channel maintenance, while 218 drainage systems spanning 462 kilometers were also serviced.

In a push to expand broadband infrastructure, the state, through the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), has secured a $22 million foreign direct investment for fibre installations. An additional 2,700 kilometers of fibre ducts are planned to complement the existing 3,000 kilometers already completed.

Among the completed projects are the pedestrian bridge at Estate Gate, Alapere; the Abiola-Onijemo Link Road in Ifako-Ijaiye; Oyinkan Abayomi Drive and Macpherson Avenue in Ikoyi; Ilabere and Inupa roads in Victoria Island; and several roads in Alimosho, Ikeja GRA, Lagos Mainland, and Kosofe.

The government also listed several completed projects awaiting commissioning. These include roads in Badagry such as the Aradagun-Mosafejo-Ilado-Imeke Road, Samuel Ekundayo Road, and Toga Road; Dopemu Road in Agege; Abaranje Road; Magbon-Alade Township Roads in Ibeju-Lekki; and the Arowojobe Link Bridge at Maryland.

Ongoing projects include the Ojota-Opebi Link Bridge, which will provide a new route through the valley from Opebi to Ojota via Maryland. Others are the 47.88km Eti-Osa–Lekki–Epe Expressway, being constructed using continuous reinforced concrete pavement, and the Omu Creek Bridge in Ibeju-Lekki, which will link the Lekki-Epe axis to the future Lagoon Highway and open up new development corridors.

Daramola also highlighted the upgrade of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway from four to ten lanes, including BRT corridors and a central light rail track. He noted challenges such as flooding, infrastructure vandalism, and rising construction costs but assured residents that all ongoing projects will be completed before the end of the current administration.