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Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by sean079: 6:53pm On Mar 19, 2019

Underpasses would have been a better idea instead of raising unsafe concrete structure everywhere. Strategia use of traffic lights around flash points can also be applied. Civil engineers need to do more to ensure our city take New modern looks

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by anochuko01(m): 6:59pm On Mar 19, 2019

mehn! i remember passing through this road when i attended command school in the 90s...even then sef as kids we no use am. i was there before the elections to renew memories.
well, that road is tiny and cars dont speed, hence no need for overhead

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by Harrynight(m): 7:01pm On Mar 19, 2019

Lol
Did u say highest number of pedestrian bridges on a single road in Nigeria?

Oshodi Ikeja along stretched down to iyana-ipaja to abulegba now has uncountable pedestrian bridge

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by Ohraykon: 7:02pm On Mar 19, 2019

ChristianNorth:

Sifia pain will kee you

baskat

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Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by slimmoney(m): 7:02pm On Mar 19, 2019

The road is too tiny for pedestrian bridge and d traffic is minimal

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by kernniejay(m): 7:04pm On Mar 19, 2019

Those bridges are not needed there, they should be moved to Lekki-Epe express way, Oshodi-Oworonshoki express way, or Mowe-Berger express way.

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by HospitalityDiva(f): 7:10pm On Mar 19, 2019

Harrynight:
Lol
Did u say highest number of pedestrian bridges on a single road in Nigeria?

Oshodi Ikeja along stretched down to iyana-ipaja to abulegba now has uncountable pedestrian bridge

How many of those bridges on that road are now open for public use?

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Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by stasius: 7:14pm On Mar 19, 2019

I know it will be Yaba! grin

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by ChristianNorth: 7:17pm On Mar 19, 2019

Ohraykon:
baskat

Bascad

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by Sirjamo: 7:19pm On Mar 19, 2019

LUCIFERMYLORD:

This guy is damn funny and crazy though. This really cracked me up. hahahaha

Tell your funny friend that it was actually under one of the Yaba bridges that Ojukwu's w!fe lost her virginity to FFK!

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Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by LUCIFERMYLORD(m): 7:22pm On Mar 19, 2019

Sirjamo:
Tell your funny friend that it was actually under one of the Yaba bridges that Ojukwu's w!fe lost her virginity to FFK!

looolzz
funny you
How u take know??

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by SpencerM(m): 7:31pm On Mar 19, 2019

Debramaye:
How does someone live on a bridge tho, anyone
please explain

Have u ever been to Lagos have been with the people of ma city

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by goldenarrow: 8:00pm On Mar 19, 2019

Sirjamo:
Tell your funny friend that it was actually under one of the Yaba bridges that Ojukwu's w!fe lost her virginity to FFK!

Thats-my-nigga!!!

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Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by novexme(m): 8:03pm On Mar 19, 2019

Thanks @autojosh for such an informative post. Check out my signature

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by Zzyy(m): 8:13pm On Mar 19, 2019

LUCIFERMYLORD:
Herbert Macaulay way. That is my Area though. Calm and serene environment. Autojosh thanks for bringing this.

Lol Lucifer I'm coming to get you... Weyrey grin

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by chiefobdk(m): 8:31pm On Mar 19, 2019

ChristianNorth:
Autojosh, I pity you, enter there for night na people 3 bedroom flat be that.

I was shocked when I entered Lagos for the first time and we just exited Third Main land bridge towards another bridge I don't know the name, I saw a man living under a bridge with his wife and kid.

I later found out that every single bridge in Lagos are occupied. Even people are living and fvcking their wives under third main land bridge. Their houses were built with floating logs of wood.

It seems that if an afonja is not living under a brown roof, he is living under a brideg. God will help them sha.

I don't think their christians are part of that madness, except brown roofs of course.

Savage

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by thewordworks: 8:37pm On Mar 19, 2019

LUCIFERMYLORD:

This guy is damn funny and crazy though. This really cracked me up. hahahaha

If s

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by Raalsalghul: 8:41pm On Mar 19, 2019

LUCIFERMYLORD:
Herbert Macaulay way. That is my Area though. Calm and serene environment. Autojosh thanks for bringing this.

Are you one of the lucifers?

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by Nobody: 9:09pm On Mar 19, 2019

Mamakimy97:
Lol..come to uniben the newly built pedestrian bridge is still hanging there..we re used to running....jumping d road dividers..e johhr oh

By the time someone dies while crossing you would be forced to use that bridge.

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by twerkjack: 9:32pm On Mar 19, 2019

tabithababy:
.

How did you know

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by twerkjack: 9:34pm On Mar 19, 2019

nairamaniac:

These bridges are for accommodation purposes. During the day the bridges are empty as they have all gone to search for jobs with brown long envelopes.

Come back at night and see the high number of people living there.

do not despise the days of thy humble beginnings

Some ppl sleeping on bridges now may control billions tmao

aii

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by nairamaniac: 9:43pm On Mar 19, 2019

tabithababy:
.

How did you know

I see them at the beginning of their days and end of it.

These ones on there CV they would still put Herbert Macaulay as their residential address.

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by nairamaniac: 9:45pm On Mar 19, 2019

OTayobami:

The bold phrase got me cracking real hard

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by June24th: 9:50pm On Mar 19, 2019

AutoJoshNG:

Herbert Macaulay Road is a prime road in Yaba, Lagos. It has a length of about 5.13 kilometers.

The road is gradually earning the status of Nigeria’s version of Silicon Valley. This is so because it is home to a growing number of tech companies.

Note that Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba, was Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, first port of call during his visit to Nigeria in August 2016.

Now that entire aside, Herbert Macaulay Road also has some very interesting landmarks.

For instance, the stretch of Herbert Macaulay road, starting from Adekunle Bus-stop to Jibowu, lies 8 very conspicuous pedestrian bridges. Arguably, this is the highest number of pedestrian bridges on a single road in Nigeria.

Interestingly, the 8 pedestrian bridges are relevant on that road only as landmarks. No one seem to be interested in putting them to the use that they were designed for.

Well, aside from the fact that Lagosians are legends for being in meaningless haste, the relatively narrow Herbert Macaulay roads, together with the light traffic on the road doesn’t exactly help matters.

Perhaps, the authorities should consider an alternative such as speed bumps, zebra crossing and mini-staircases over the elevated medians on the road.

Hopefully, if these are done, “Yabarians” would put them to use.

Adekunle Pedestrian Bridge

Casino Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

Domino-Spencer Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

Library Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

Saabo Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

Barrack Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

WAEC Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

Yabatech Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

To see the Major Traffic Jam Routes In Lagos. Click HERE

Source:

https://autojosh.com/see-the-road-with-the-highest-number-of-pedestrian-bridges-in-nigeria-that-nobody-uses-photos/

Nice one Autojosh, the new "explorers" of our time. Wonder where that guy is now? It's been a while I saw his post.

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by iamclime(m): 10:00pm On Mar 19, 2019

Not all citizens are the same. I still used one of those bridges last week. It may look convenient to flow with the crowd, but we should decide to be refreshingly different.

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Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by laosy(m): 10:47pm On Mar 19, 2019

Autojosh warn your self oo, hw many times you wan bring this thread!??

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by greenguy: 10:48pm On Mar 19, 2019

These bridges were built in the 80s. For those who know the area well, you'll wonder why those bridges were built in the first place or why they take the positions they currently occupy. It's obvious they've lost their relevance.

The area used to host a lot of public schools back in the day as well as several public quarters and barracks so I believe these could be some of the reasons why they were built. I know we used the bridges when we visit schools around during 'principal cup'.

Most public schools today don't even have an overall population of 300 pupils, so the area is calmer compared to what it was.

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by showietee: 11:11pm On Mar 19, 2019

cococandy:
What’s futuristic about that road?

Note that this road was constructed when there were fewer people is that area, and as the area grows in population such is needed so as to avert chaos and accident.

Roads like Isolo road down to ikotun, were not done with future considerations, and as such areas increase
in population, there might be need for expansion, and later adding the pedestrian bridge.

Another example is here in Abuja, a road that has been constructed for over a decade, now that there is congestion in such axis and several accidents, they are now constructing pedestrian bridge (aya to Nyanya).

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by showietee: 11:15pm On Mar 19, 2019

Harrynight:
Lol
Did u say highest number of pedestrian bridges on a single road in Nigeria?

Oshodi Ikeja along stretched down to iyana-ipaja to abulegba now has uncountable pedestrian bridge

Oshodi to abule- egba, is it the same 5km with Herbert Macaulay?

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by EmzyT: 11:43pm On Mar 19, 2019

LUCIFERMYLORD:
Herbert Macaulay way. That is my Area though. Calm and serene environment. Autojosh thanks for bringing this.

Bro, You stay in Iwaya Yaba? Do you know Mercy? Or Mistushee?

Re: Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Has Pedestrian Bridges That Nobody Uses by selemo: 2:23am On Mar 20, 2019

LUCIFERMYLORD:

This guy is damn funny and crazy though. This really cracked me up. hahahaha

Do not mind him.

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