As part of measures to find a lasting solution to the perennial traffic gridlock along Ikorodu Road, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday commissioned multiple Layby and Slip Road in Agboyi Ketu Local Council Development Area of the State.

Governor Ambode, who also launched the Intelligence Transport System (ITS), the e-ticketing for commuters using the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the Ojota BRT Depot and the new complex for theLagoskk Metropolitan Area Transport Authority known as LAMATA Place, said the initiatives were critical components of the ground plan to scale up the integrated transport management system.

Speaking while commissioning the slip road and multiple lay-by in Ketu, the Governor said the project was a significant milestone in drastically reducing the traffic along the corridor, adding that its completion would no doubt impact directly on travel time as the targeted reduction of traffic along the length of the Third Mainland Bridge to the entire stretch of the axis, moving towards Old Toll Gate and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway would be accomplished.

“This project is one of the major interventions in recent time by this administration. There are the multiple lay-bys at Oworonshoki, the car wash Layby, slip road at Olopomeji, the several see-through fences and the recently launched lay-by at Alapere bus stop.

“Without a doubt, this administration has dedicated considerable resources to the fulfilment of its initiatives of providing basic elements or roads and transport infrastructure. This obviously is in tandem with the fact that the importance of transportation to our economy cannot be overemphasized,” he said.

The Governor said as part of the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI), additional new 800 buses would be provided in the next two months, while a total of 5,000 would be provided within 24 months.

He said another multiple lay-by and slip road with car park and market with big stores would be constructed in Ikosi Isheri, while 27,500 sanitation workers employed in line with the Cleaner Lagos Initiative designed to make all parts of the State clean, would commence work in the next three weeks.

He, however, urged residents to cooperate with the government, especially by not plying commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada in restricted routes, saying such was why the government was providing enough buses.

Speaking at Ojota while launching the e-ticketing and ITS, Governor Ambode said the move was another initiative geared to allow proper transport planning, saying that the technology had been designed to indicate where each bus is; how the driver is behaving; the arrival time of a bus and space inside, among others.

Giving details, the Governor said: “When you look at the city generally, I get so unhappy when I see people standing at the bus stops not knowing when the next bus will arrive. The ITS is designed to solve such problem and our people can become more productive and then more comfortable in the way they commute across the city.

“We are starting this from the Ikorodu axis to CMS on the BRT lane and then we will scale it up as we get our new buses in few months away from here. In addition to that, the e-ticketing allows you to plan your little disposable income. So, if you are going to budget just N500 for transport in a week, the e-ticketing allows you rather than not being able to plan your transport movement.

“The truth is this, there are more Lagosians using buses; there are more Lagosians walking on the road than those of us that have cars and so we need to take proper care of them and that is the step we are taking here and the reforms we are doing in the transport sector ultimately to create an integrated transport management system in the city combining water, road, rail, air and those walking.”


Source:
http://www.autoreportng.com/2017/11/ambode-commissions-multiple-lay-by-slip.html

Lagos on the move...

See more pictures here..

http://www.autoreportng.com/2017/11/ambode-commissions-multiple-lay-by-slip.html

This useless governor and his micky mouse projects sha.


This is what Lagosians are getting for N830 billion budget?


This is definitely the lousiest governor in the history of Lagos state.

Still waiting on light rail line. Who ever commissions that will stroll in lIke Obama after killing Osama. Thats one of majob things it needs to be metropolises. The buses cool I guess. E-ticketing is good.

A job of local council development area chairman

By next rainy season the entire painting on the so called layby would be washed off

Uselese government

This man is very useless. He should leave danfo alone ooo

Tbh Ambode isn't as good as they want us to believe. He's simply enjoying the labour of Fashola and Tinubu. That's what stable successive govts can give a state.

The money he's spending is what Fashola and Tinubu put in place. He hasn't found ways to help Lagos make more money. He's been taking heavy debts

The work he's doing is nice but not worth over 800bn. If some other govs like Umahi, Dankwambo, etc had the kind of money he has access to, they would do a lot more

deomelo:
This useless governor and his micky mouse projects sha.


This is what Lagosians are getting for N830 billion budget?


This is definitely the lousiest governor in the history of Lagos state.

So Ambode did not retain you after Fashola left?
Aressa aka Ekoile

Ambode is working, Lagos is moving forward

Ambode and cosmetic projects...He is trying though...Just help us work on the Lagos inner roads and reduce traffic to the barest minimum.

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DieBuhari:

So Ambode did not retain You after Fashola left?
Aressa aka Ekoile

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Ignorant and unintelligent Igbos bore me.

Itesiwaju Eko. Keep it up sir

Check my signature for ongoing promo of our full capacity powerbank

Keep it up sir

APC is working! Flatttties are whining. More galas for the urine drinkers Jewish piglets

keep up with thegood work

Better than, but not too good. Fix township roads in Apapa, Mushin, Surulere and co........

Better than, but not too good. Fix township roads in Apapa, Mushin, Surulere and co........

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Ambode what's up with 4th mainland bridge?

It is safe to categorize this gov as action governor.

Don't know why jagaban dilluted a truly progressive party with track record of performance by joining the boko Haram party.

Spare parts dealers and mechanics have taken over isolo expressway by ladipo. Lots if traffic there

WikeD come and see ur mate ooh, be there fighting with Amaechi.

And why is it directly situated under a high tension wire poles

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MrPolitics:
Tbh Ambode isn't as good as they want us to believe. He's simply enjoying the labour of Fashola and Tinubu. That's what stable successive govts can give a state.

The money he's spending is what Fashola and Tinubu put in place. He hasn't found ways to help Lagos make more money. He's been taking heavy debts

The work he's doing is nice but not worth over 800bn. If some other govs like Umahi, Dankwambo, etc had the kind of money he has access to, they would do a lot more

There is nothing people can do to satisfied you citizen
If you or your relative are given the contract, won't you do it or accept it.

nice one ambode.

best governor in nigeria by a mile