Lagos State Government said yesterday that the three toll gates under construction on the Lekki Expressway would remain on the road in the next 25 years that the concession would last, stressing that it cannot change the situation.

Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Works and Infrastructure, Ganiyu Johnson, an engineer, who made the clarification while speaking at a press conference in Lagos, said that the three toll gates were part of the agreement the state entered with the concessionaire, Lekki Concession Company(LCC), on the 49 kilometres expressway.

“The three toll gates were part of the agreement we signed with the investor. We cannot change that”, Johnson said, stressing that it is not easy involving investors in road construction.

According to him, any willing investor will only part with his money in his own terms.

He explained that beyond the Lekki Expressway, it has not been easy securing investors since the work of road construction is capital intensive.

Reflecting on the last four years, the Special Adviser said that the state government had been able to construct a total of 150 roads, measuring about 176.03 kilometres in length, adding that in the same period, four overhead link bridges were completed, while five are ongoing. Three pedestrian bridges were also completed in the last four years, while two are still under construction, he noted.

Making a comparison of roads constructed on a yearly basis, Johnson said that the year 2011 recorded the lowest percentage in the period, scoring only three percent, followed by 2007 with 14 per cent and 22 per cent for the year 2008.

He put the performance of 2009 and 2010 at 30 and 31 per cent respectively.


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good

very good. We will gladly pay for better roads! For every kobo we pay for driving on a well paved and free flowing road, we save on visits to mechanics and unnecessary fuel consumption!

now we can save money we spent on mechanics