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Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Gbawe: 9:40am On Nov 25, 2015 |
http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/news2.php?k=4430 LAGOS REHABILITATES 282 ROADS IN SIX MONTHS |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Nobody: 9:45am On Nov 25, 2015 |
.. another word for pot-hole filling.. anyway it is better than chasing burly danfo drivers 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Gbawe: 9:48am On Nov 25, 2015 |
voltron: Unfortunately, pot-hole filling has become very important in a State like Lagos because local government roads are usually never constructed to a high standard of quality and durability. This is self-defeatist false economy in reality because heavier than normal use of roads, due to very high population density, means that roads must be extra tough in Lagos to begin with. 3 Likes |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by GudluckIBB(m): 9:48am On Nov 25, 2015 |
Must you wait for accident to happen before you fix illasa? 1 Like |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Lordave: 9:53am On Nov 25, 2015 |
Fashola must have been dormant for more than 200 roads to get dilapidated. I'm beginning to worry about our Federal roads now he is the minister of Works and Housing. All APC governors/ministers are unrepentant fraudsters and noisemakers- President Booohari 3 Likes |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Gbawe: 10:11am On Nov 25, 2015 |
Lordave: This is not really an indictment against the leadership of Fashola. The lifespan of Lagos roads, especially those under the purview of the local government, is incredibly short because of corruption and unfeasibly high population density leading to a volume of traffic flow and vehicular movement that will test even the most durable roads anywhere in the world. The issue of detrimentally high population density will continue to be a pain in the neck for Lagos because it is the smallest State in Nigeria with the highest population estimated to be around 20 million !! To put things in perspective, so we see the strain on a State which did not have adequate infrastructure underpinning the immense population growth it saw in a relatively short period of time, we should look at some stats and draw some obvious conclusions. Lagos is 999.6 kilometres squared in size and is home to around 20 million. Virtually all Lagosians rely on road transport to go from A to B every day. London is 1,572 kilometres squared in size and home to 8.539 million. London has a good transport mix which means rail/tube transport gets far more Londoners from A to B daily than road transport. especially Monday to Friday. New York is 789 kilometres squared and home to 8.406 million. New York also has a good transport mix which means rail/metro transport gets far more New Yorkers from A to B daily than road transport. It is obvious that decongesting Lagos roads is key as a long term and permanent solution. LASG simply has to ensure other modes of transport (rail et al) come on board as soon as possible otherwise we will continue seeing 'patch-patch' of roads every few months. 3 Likes |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Lordave: 10:51am On Nov 25, 2015 |
Gbawe:[b]Of course it's not an indictment. It's just an article meant to attract encomium for the government. It's not my fault that it's also exposing the inactions of the past government. Anyway, you're already putting the blame on Local governments, aren't those local government under Lagos State? Were the local governments beyond the jurisdiction of Lagos and Fashola? And suddenly now, they fall under the jurisdiction of Ambode? If Fashola had run an inclusive, even and honest government, population and density wouldn't be a problem. You can't concentrate most of your works in the already developed areas while neglecting the areas inhabited by the masses and expect not to have hitches. Lagos is not 999 squared kilometres. Lagos is more than 3000 square kilometres and almost twice bigger than those cities you compared it with. Unless you're talking about Lagos metropolis alone, but then, you can't put the blame of most of the dilapidated roads on the local governments which you claimed constructed the roads and make an excuse for Fashola with Lagos metropolis. [/b] 1 Like |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by maupe: 11:04am On Nov 25, 2015 |
Is this a joke. Just a drive down Apapa-Oshodi expressway and you'll know this is a brazen and uneducated lie. Even here in VI, the roads are in a state of comatose. Where and when did this abracadabra rehabilitation take place. If Ambode knows he is not ready to match the giant strides of Fashola, he had better throw in the towel now, and go to Fashola for a refresher course. Propaganda and illusion theatrics will not sustain him for four years. 1 Like |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Standing5(m): 9:27pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
While i commend the LASG. I think it should work on reduchng price of such contracts to eliminate bogus profit margin, and by extension, wastages. Maintenace culture is weak here in Nigeria and you can't blame the leaders alone. Imagine some posters attacking Fashola govt when they should be advocating for the replication of such attitude accross all states to help us match advanced nations. |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Standing5(m): 9:28pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
While i commend the LASG. I think it should work on reduchng price of such contracts to eliminate bogus profit margin, and by extension, wastages. Maintenace culture is weak here in Nigeria and you can't blame the leaders alone. Imagine some posters attacking Fashola govt when they should be advocating for the replication of such attitude accross all states to help us match advanced nations. Pull 'em down politics that has left us backward. |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Beremx(f): 9:42pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
No rehabilitation was done at Ojo area o! Or are they still on the way? |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by TechWalker007: 9:49pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
I'm very sure it's the Lagos in Portugal. I use Lagos roads daily and from Ogba, Ikeja to Lekki, Ajah to Apapa, to Egbeda, Abulegba, just name it. The roads are bad. And they've been bad since Fashola’s days 1 Like |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by Nobody: 10:25pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
The same roads from AD |
Re: Lagos Rehabilitates 282 Roads In Six Months by GenOrumov: 10:34pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
Truth be told, several roads have been rehabilited in Lagos maybe those claiming not to see these roads haven't moved round Lagos lately. Is it Ejigbo to Ikotun, Liasu to almost Idimu (I took that road tonite and I was shocked it had been completed) and several roads like that. What I have a problem with is the patching of these roads by LSPWC and not serious construction by competent contractors. These roads that are being patched won't stand the test of time and after a few months we will come back to the issue of pot hole filled roads again (I understand serious construction can't be started because of paucity of funds). To buttress my point above, roads patched during Fashola's era but have now failed made it appear like he didn't fix many roads before handing over to Ambode. That is why we still have a high number of roads being rehabilitated. |
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