₦airaland Forum

overall90:
Bunkum.
Why didn't Tinubu and Fashola build the coastal road for Lagos with Lagos resources when they were governors ?
He has to wait to become president, and has to use scarce resources to constructing a coastal road to Calabar when the East West road is yet to be completed.

Because, as they said in 2006-2014, the Coastal Road is a Federal Government project. The land is a Federal Government land. The Lagos State Government also does not control what happens in other coastal states.

They said, back then, that the Federal Government would build it and the FG is building it.

As you know, I haven't fully recovered from my operation, so I have no time to argue with people that are not serious.

I don't see the correlation between the traffic congestion in Lekki and the misplaced and out of priority coastal road .....

Is it only in Lagos State not just the whole of Lagos State but around Lekki Ajah axis that the coastal road works

Then it should be a Lagos State affair not a Federal Government business....so that the money to be spent will be less , at least construction should be to ease congestion in Lagos Lekki roads not to take the construction down to Calabar when Nigeria is not anywhere near a stable economic standpoint.....

O.P .....am sorry to say this, you don't have a point here at all....
Just looking for who you will manipulate and get angry this morning...

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.

The East-West road in the Eastern part of Nigeria has been there for ages without completion, does that stop them from calling it "East-West road"
The 2nd Niger bridge was conceived for over 30yrs.
What about the Lagos -badagry road some parts were completed yrs ago before it got to the badagry end.

Anyway, the heavy rains have started again and you'll need to consider whether you need to go out today.

This has been the situation since Monday:

On Monday there was a heavy traffic jam on Victoria Island and in parts of Lekki because of the Lagos State Government. The Government had announced that they were going to fix the Lekki Expressway, but that the job would be done at night. However, workmen appeared on the road on Monday morning and a carriageway was closed. It caused a massive traffic jam that affected places as far away as Ahmadu Bello Way. The workmen were removed from the road soon afterwards, but the damage had already been done.

Tuesday: There was a massive rainstorm in the morning after people had already left home. Admiralty Way and the Lekki-Epe Expressway were flooded. This caused a massive traffic jam that began around Jakande and extended into VI (ignore people that are talking about Dangote, the traffic jam did not get anywhere near there).

Some smart people waited until the flood had subsided and used the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge. Surprisingly the Bridge was totally free while there was a monster traffic jam on the Expressway. The traffic jam extended into Victoria Island, especially places like Eko Hotel, Akin Adesola, Muri Okunola and Ozumba Mbadiwe Road.

The rain has started again this morning.

Hello Mr Naptu, I am not understanding this ur post. Which coastal road are you talking about.
Firstly, I am not for or against constructing roads or coastal roads provided it improves Nigerians movements easily.
But talking about this opening or not.
I was once a Bolt driver that work virtually in the vicinity of VI, Lekki and beyond.
Apart from the Lekki expressway, they're other roads that one can use from VI to Elegushi and burst out to Chevron and continue with the express.
So I am asking, did the construction of the coastal roads made them close those outlets. Cus it's since 2023 I left that axis.
And also, what of the Ikoyi link bridge that can make one bycut the VI traffic.
So I guess if people are complaining about opening the coastal road, it should be the former roads that has been there, except if those roads was damaged to accommodate the coastal.

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. She left her office at 8pm.

Lagos is FULL! I don't know why the FG is not 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.

How many advance countries do you know that run 24hrs economy? All major industrial world run 9 to 5 work schedule. Night works are skeletal as it is in Lagos and other major cities in Nigeria

You see, we Nigerians only think and act "in the now"

xtivin:
you mean the road that is already in Ondo state will take decades to complete? Please consider your choice of words

The road is not yet in Ondo. But a section of it has been started in Ondo. Two different things. Please consider your choice of words, too

Nigeria with problem everyhere

Tupacx:
The East-West road in the Eastern part of Nigeria has been there for ages without completion, does that stop them from calling it "East-West road"
The 2nd Niger bridge was conceived for over 30yrs.
What about the Lagos -badagry road some parts were completed yrs ago before it got to the badagry end.

That's the catch. If the EW that is at least 70km inland has taken this long, how long would a coastal road through ultra difficult terrains take. If you know how the coastal terrains of Bayelsa and Rivers look like, you'd understand the situation better.

naptu2:
Do you still think that the Coastal Road is unnecessary?

This thread seems to push an agenda.

I find it interesting that you never mentioned WHY people opposed the construction of the coastal road at the time it started.

Anyways, people would always love their chains.

And yet some people who know little or nothing about city planning and development will be criticising Wike for constructing roads all over Abuja.

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

The OP is obviously pushing an agenda.

Someboby should tell the op that hundreds of millions of Nigerians don't live in Lagos.

Secondly, in his propaganda, I didn't see him saying that drivers used the Lagos coastal road and ended up in Calabar.

The major opposition to the road was the whole road, that is Lagos to Calabar.

oz4real83:
If a govt does everything with transparency and honesty, nobody will suspect or blame such a govt, lack of trust is the reason for some of these issues

No, the opposition party in Nigeria is evil. They don’t know when to stop.

Many criticized the project simply because their favorite is not in power, and some did so simply because it doesn’t pass through their states.

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

hmmmm...some of you are unrepentant fa...

lexy2014:
Should this coastal road be used to ease traffic congestion in all other areas of Lagos where there is traffic congestion?

If traffic congestion is the reason why there must be a new coastal road from Lagos to calabar, apart from Lagos, are there any location within the Lagos calabar corridor where there is traffic congestion?

See them, they have come

NOETHNICITY:
See them, they have come

Who are the "them"?

Where did the "them" go to and where are the "them" coming from?


Should this coastal road be used to ease traffic congestion in all other areas of Lagos where there is traffic congestion?

If traffic congestion is the reason why there must be a new coastal road from Lagos to calabar, apart from Lagos, are there any location within the Lagos calabar corridor where there is traffic congestion?

U09ce:
That's the catch. If the EW that is at least 70km inland has taken this long, how long would a coastal road through ultra difficult terrains take. If you know how the coastal terrains of Bayelsa and Rivers look like, you'd understand the situation better.

You didn't get the point.... you said it shouldn't have been named :Lago - Calabar road" just because you claimed that activities are going on only at the Lagos end and you think it will take "decades" before it gets to Calabar.

Meanwhile, your reference to Bayelsa and Rivers terrain doesn't matter if there is a Political will. It's all about priority.

The idea of the 2nd Niger bridge was conceived in 1979.... 36 yrs later during Buhari's regime it was done within 6yrs

Coastal road dey useful Abi?

No be una say Na waste of money...but it should be open though.

U09ce:
That's the catch. If the EW that is at least 70km inland has taken this long, how long would a coastal road through ultra difficult terrains take. If you know how the coastal terrains of Bayelsa and Rivers look like, you'd understand the situation better.

So your opposition to the construction of the road is that, because it will require complex engineering work the government shouldn’t even bother to undertake it.

Very smart take. Good one

lexy2014:
Who are the "them"?

Where did the "them" go to and where are the "them" coming from?


Should this coastal road be used to ease traffic congestion in all other areas of Lagos where there is traffic congestion?

If traffic congestion is the reason why there must be a new coastal road from Lagos to calabar, apart from Lagos, are there any location within the Lagos calabar corridor where there is traffic congestion?

It is not by force that you must use the route. But me I wan use that road.

Which coastal road? The fraudulent one according to finished gbajue?

God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

naptu2:
🤣

This person was a critic of the Coastal Road. However, he quoted a post that he made in May in which he said that if the Coastal Road is really like this, then he might have to apologise to somebody.

In yesterday's quote he wrote,

Orji Agwu Uka @OrjiUka



https://x.com/OrjiUka/status/1970611099360800895?t=Dm-jf8aTmT2hKKj0CfdyDw&s=19

(I guess he is one of the people that were able to use the road yesterday).



(I hope I can find the Okada tweet again).

Why did they commissioned the first phase?

Can someone sensible explain the reason for bringing in people to commission the first phase of the project....

Make I tackle you small , NELFUND is it for me. No more uncle send me money, apply and givt go sponsor you to pay back later. If you really wan go school, funds is no longer a problem. Coastal road will be number 2 or 3 for me.

Glitcher:
it's the same amount per kilometer that was used to construct other roads in the country. The amount for the other roads and railways were published in dollars but this was in naira to trigger the emotions of the easily manipulated Nigerian.

The media is a big problem in this country. This coastal road is one of the best if not the best project by this terrible administration.

NOETHNICITY:
It is not by force that you must use the route. But me I wan use that road.

Which of the questions below asked you about using or not using anything?

NOETHNICITY:
See them, they have come

Who are the "them"?

Where did the "them" go to and where are the "them" coming from?

Should this coastal road be used to ease traffic congestion in all other areas of Lagos where there is traffic congestion?

If traffic congestion is the reason why there must be a new coastal road from Lagos to calabar, apart from Lagos, are there any location within the Lagos calabar corridor where there is traffic congestion?

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.

I too was a critic of this coastal highway. But I recently travelled across the “south south”, and now I have mixed feelings. There are hardly any good roads left in the SS. Across the roads, you see fallen trailers, creating bottlenecks as road users are forced onto one lane and spend hours at a spot. In fact, everywhere, people have two words on their mouths: Dangote and Bua. They believe the roads have been spoilt by trailers.

Now, here comes my on-the-one-hand… argument. If FG does not do the coastal road, it’d have more money to spend on these existing federal roads that have become unpassable – which was the argument made against the new road by many Nigerians, including me. However, many people I spoke to say – somewhat naïvely – that government should create a road for trailers. Well, maybe they can get that with the new road. The new road won’t be Trailer Road, of course, but having two roads will reduce traffic on one. This will reduce the issue of cement-laden trailers putting dead weight on the roads and spoiling them.

But, again, we already have two roads (Old Road, the one built by Setraco, and New Road, the one built by Niger Cat). In most places, one was allowed to rot away, forcing all vehicles and trailers to use one and then wreck it.

And now? Sisyphus is building a new road, a coastal road.

Anyway, I wish Nigeria luck with its roads.