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He completely misused it. When a place like VI/ Lekki is on gridlock, with one access in and out, one would expect that the alternative route would be open. This man, wish I got a clearer picture of him, refused to grant people access. He allowed only selected persons, such shame

Parents couldn't pick their children from school in time. I had to pick another child to meet the relative at AAHE because the parents were in traffic. But this man refused to allow Nigerians access to the coastal road. At this point it wasn't efficient anymore, it was wickedness

@Gidi_Traffic @jidesanwoolu can something be done about this? While the repairs on VI/Lekki Epe Expressway is ongoing, can the coastal road be opened for tax payers to get to work or to get home in the morning and evening? Can access be granted for 2hrs in the morning & evening?

@Gidi_Traffic @jidesanwoolu Today, one Nigerian decided to use his efficiency in a -ve way. Should we even call it efficiency or wickedness? The whole of VI/Lekki had gridlock and this man refused to open the coastal road for Nigerians to have access. Who gave him such authority?

And the Coastal Road saves the day.

Guys the coastal road is opened !!! Lekki epe express way us still blocked oo !!! After my 5hrs in traffic !!! This road should be permanently opened for this raining season ooo!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhpJCRFhks?si=DaaGKSwzSN8KCync

Guys the coastal road is opened !!! Lekki epe express way us still blocked oo !!! After my 5hrs in traffic !!! This road should be permanently opened for this raining season ooo!! pic.twitter.com/IzMANtyU6L

— Mr Johnson (@oluayeconfigure) September 23, 2025

At some point I had to come down and fight those guys at the coastal road to open the barrier for people, these fools were trying to extort people. Govt bad but we dey do ourselves worse everyday

I took the coastal road. The guys had to close the gate. I dont know what point they were trying to prove. Didn't make sense. They did an incredible from this Keramo towers at eko hotels down to Ogombo. Why not open it for motorists I dont just get.

Obi said the driver used, somewhere called coastal road

@LASG @jidesanwoolu @followlastma

Why can't you just order that the coastal road be opened to allow people go to their houses.

It has been 4 damn man hours on the road and no hope in sight.

This is incredibly sad

The Coastal Road remains temporarily inaccessible due to the ongoing implementation of critical construction projects.

Prematurely opening the road to vehicular traffic would not only compromise the safety of motorists but also potentially impede the timely completion of the project.

In light of this, we respectfully solicit the understanding and patience of the commuting public.

Regular updates will be disseminated once the road has been deemed safe and is ready for public utilization.

CMS to Ajah, 40 minutes on bike via the coastal road. Successfully bypassed Island traffic. Access is Power.

naptu2:
While people were suffering and complaining in (4 or 5 hours) traffic without moving anywhere, this guy. . .

Well, read it yourself.

Dede @Demi3lade



https://x.com/d3milade/status/1970574521150382559?t=N9Y95CaCCsyZQM81y45wgQ&s=19[/quote]You failed to add that the congestion was as a result of trucks leaving Dangote Refinery.
Is there a need for another road corridor to Lekki, Yes
Is there an urgent need for Lagos to Calabar via the coast at such an humongous cost, No

ntyce:
You failed to add that the congestion was as a result of trucks leaving Dangote Refinery.
Is there a need for another road corridor to Lekki, Yes
Is there an urgent need for Lagos to Calabar via the coast at such an humongous cost, No

SmartPolician:
It was later opened in the evening of yesterday. I know someone who used it to avoid the Lekki holdup and burst out at Ikate. That's how she was able to get home to Ajah at 11pm yesterday.

Lagos is FULL! I don't know why the FG is nof intentional about developing other cities to decongest Lagos. Better still, Lagos State should start running a 24/7 economy like other advanced cities. Everyone must not be going to work and going home at the same time.

ntyce:
You failed to add that the congestion was as a result of trucks leaving Dangote Refinery.
Is there a need for another road corridor to Lekki, Yes
Is there an urgent need for Lagos to Calabar via the coast at such an humongous cost, No

naptu2:
I was in that traffic and I didn't see a single Dangote truck. Nobody said that it had anything to do with Dangote truck. Everybody knows why there was traffic (the rain), but go ahead and spin things. I won't read your reply.

Nteogwuija:
This makes sense. Lagos is relatively safe, safest state(arguably). So having a 24/7 economy should be a no-brainer.

naptu2:
Yesterday confirmed something that I had previously written (I'll search for my previous post later).

I told you that the opposition to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road is purely political. I told you that years ago, when it was politically favourable, many of the same people that are criticising the construction of the road were actually criticising government for not building the road (this was in the period from 2006 to 2014). I also told you why they criticised government then.

They condemned government because they said that there was only one road into and out of Lekki. The Tinubu and Fashola administrations decided to expand the Lekki Expressway and people said that they were stu pid because they couldn't see that what was needed was another road. They said that the Coastal Road and Fourth Mainland Bridge should have been built instead of "Just adding one lane to Lekki Expressway".

Later, when the expressway was being tolled, they said that government should have built the coastal road before tolling the expressway.

Well, yesterday happened.

There was a monster traffic jam yesterday evening when I left the hospital. I gathered that it affected the eastern part of Victoria Island and the western part of Lekki Peninsula. It was partly due to people leaving their locations at the same time after the heavy rain that fell yesterday morning and afternoon. I was reading reactions while I was in the traffic jam.

Go to Twitter and you'll see some of the people that said that the Coastal Road is unnecessary. You'll see them complaining, insisting and appealing to government to open the completed sections of the Coastal Road. Some of them were able to go past the barriers and use the road anyway. These are the same people that say that the road is unnecessary.

See the reactions below.

Photo: Screenshot from a dashcam video of someone that used the Coastal Road yesterday night.

U09ce:
True, the coastal road is strategic for Lagos. I criticise because of the way BAT went about it. Firstly, I feel it's deceptive to call it 'Lagos-Calabar coastal road' when the chance of the road connecting the two cities is very slim even in the next decade. There little wonder why we're yet to aggressive works at the Calabar end.
Secondly, the contracting procedure was terribly flawed to favor cronies of the president. Is Hitech competent? Yes. But follow the right steps to avoid setting bad precedents.
Thirdly, critical elements of projects like the Environment Impact Assessment and right of way acquisition were not completed before the job began.