- Gov Excited At New Designs In Six Gridlock-Prone Junctions
- Says 10 More To Be Completed Soon

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, spent ample time, weekend, at the popular Allen Junction on Obafemi Awolowo Way in Ikeja, monitoring flow of vehicular traffic at the newly re-designed junction.

The Governor expressed satisfaction with the new layout of the ever-busy junction, following the removal of a broad roundabout to create a seamless flow of traffic.

The Allen Junction is one of the vulnerable spots across the metropolis notorious for vehicular logjam due to the roundabout, which was identified as an impediment to free flow of traffic.

In line with his administration’s traffic management agenda, Sanwo-Olu awarded contracts for the re-designing and construction of the identified traffic-prone spots across the State. Sixteen highways are currently undergoing re-construction and junction improvements.

Three of the six junctions captured in the first phase of the road improvement programme have been completed. They are Allen Junction, Ikotun Roundabout, and Maryland Junction. Work is almost completed on three roundabouts in Lekki and Ajah of Eti-Osa area of the State.

Sanwo-Olu said the State Government considered the road improvement programme as one that would relieve commuters of the burden of heavy traffic, stressing that the aim was to reduce journey time and increase productivity.

He said: “I am particularly excited that the famous Allen Roundabout is a lot more befitting now, with the new design and road furniture we have put in place.

This project is now completed and there is no need for a formal handover because the junction is ever busy. What is now required of those plying the road is the maintenance of the road furniture because it is a new better experience for the road users.

“Apart from redesigning the junction, there are light traffic cameras installed on this junction from where we can remotely monitor what is happening on this axis at any time of the day.

These are parts of the improvement we have brought on this road and others we are re-designing. This is one of the promises we made to residents, that we would make travel time better and rewarding. From my observation so far, I can see the improvement in journey time.”

It was not only the roundabout that was removed at the Allen Junction, the Government also widened the junction with the creation of pedestrian walkways, zebra crossing, setbacks and laybys for commercial buses to carry and drop passengers.

The junction perimeter has also been adorned with lawns to reinforce the aesthetics of the area.

“Now, the junction has a better ambience. What it means is that people don’t need to get to the Allen Junction to make a detour. We have resolved the conflict and we will ensure the installed traffic signals keep working every time,” Sanwo-Olu said.

The Governor expressed satisfaction on the re-designing of the Ikotun roundabout, which, he said, has led to the improvement of traffic flow in the area. He also visited Maryland Junction on Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way where improvement had made to diffuse traffic gridlock.

While assessing ongoing re-designing of roundabouts at Lekki, Sanwo-Olu promised road users that the project would be completed in the next two weeks

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https://brandspurng.com/2020/07/26/traffic-ll-now-improve-around-allen-avenue-maryland-ikotun-axes-sanwo-olu/

first to comment. eko people are in for long thing.

Smh

See that yellow basket line for Allen , Na LASTMA trap be that !

Okay

The money spent on painting that line don build flyover for that area.
Sha make dem do come paint Giwa okearo road



Sanwo olu sef.

Muahhhhhhhh

NONSENSE! This won't even resolve 5% of the traffic problems facing these localities.

He needs to STOP spewing NONSENSE!

The Governor expressed satisfaction with the new layout of the ever-busy junction, following the removal of a broad roundabout to create a seamless flow of traffic.

This has been long awaited.
Good one from Guv Sanwo-Olu.

Ok

Ok

That ikotun that looks like 1960s

Ok, Weldon.
Covid-19 situation in the state has kept you away from projects for a very long time while you are busy fighting hard to keep the state safe. Kindly monitor all the abandon projects and kick start inspection.

Cruseder:
first to comment.
eko people are in for
long thing.

Which state are you from so that I can tell you how long you have been sitting with long thing without shaking to remove it.

The issue of traffic in Lagos can only be solved by federal government.

First FG will agree to decongest Lagos and make it a little bit less attractive for migrants to flood the state. The influx of people in search of survival and opportunities to Lagos on daily basis is the major reason for the over population of the state.
This increase in population has led to the increase in house rent (to many people pursuing few apartments), in other the meet up with the demand green areas and reserved areas have been used up.
The master plan of the state have been messed up with, water flow ways have been reclaimed high-rise and low cost buildings sitting on them.

This over population bring About unmanaged pollutions. Increase in solid waste and liquid waste.

Traffic situation will continue to get bad in Lagos until other states with ports are industrialized via the revival of the seaports.

Ok, good development anyway, from Tinubu Boy

majamajic:


See that yellow basket line for Allen , Na LASTMA trap be that !

Useless line!
Line wey i dey enter any how even on red light.

Nice one to the working governor. Ikotun traffic reduced a little bit with the infrastructural work done on the road

Sanwolu is performing below expectations, he better wake up.

Ikotun gridlock no reduce at all

All Nigeria things Sabi look fine from up ehn....down dey always different

The government is doing great

Cruseder:
first to comment.
eko people are in for
long thing.

We grew up inside Lagos holdups, many women have given birth inside Lagos holdups. It is out life, our heritage. I started rushing buses in Primary One, how then can I be complaining now?

BigBizzy:
All Nigeria things Sabi look fine from up ehn....down dey always different

True

First get the mc oluomo boys and buses into garages and parks, let all the tricycles and buses stop using roads as bus garages, then we can start taking the plan to make travel time faster seriously. Ikotun especially still has 40% of the hot spots you are talking about taken up by commercial vehicles. They park to pick passengers, making u turns at wrong spots and so much more.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlXThu9WyGU

The New Allen Junction was nicely done by the Lagos state government, so much that i made a video of it. And Yes, i think it would ease traffic flow.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBaXosewKsk

Nice one

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