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Humphrizy:
Nice move but.... If all states decides to go with this e-tags matters... Na e be say every motor's windscreen will be filled with stickers

naptu2:
Gosh! I forgot to mention one of the changes.

Previously motorists had to get separate e-tags for the expressway and the bridge. My e-tag was originally for the expressway. Then, on December 1st, LCC synchronised the toll systems on the bridge and the expressway.

I got to the toll plaza on the bridge one day and I wanted to pay cash, but the boom opened automatically. The toll collector said, "You have e-tag". I said, "Yes, but it's for the expressway" and she said, "The e-tag for the other side now works here".

AmazingELixir:



Is it not yet time they dismantled that toll...haven't they still recovered the money used to construct the road already

naptu2:
Cash will no longer be accepted as a means of paying tolls at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge from today. Motorists will now have to use the e-tag, the swiftpass cards or vouchers as a means of payment at the toll plaza on the bridge.

Read the next post to find out how to pay at the bridge.

Nickshrapnel:
How will people who don't live on the island get the e-tag

LabDNA:
So a stranger who is driving through for the first time into Lekki will be denied right of movement and entry?

Olowokere:
all the money being collected are they really going into the government purse or just individuals

naptu2:
Also, I will be quite happy if they publicly state how the funds collected are used, however, people who use the bridge regularly can already see a bit of what they are paying for.

That bridge has become an exercise bridge mainly for two reasons:

The bridge is always well lit. The street lights almost never go off at night time. From 2013-2015, all the lights and equipment that require electricity were powered by two big generators, one at the Ikoyi end and another at the Lekki end. The bridge was put on the Lekki IPP in 2015 and on the rare occasions that the IPP goes off, they revert to the generators. There also seems to be some kind of inverter system at the toll plaza.

The bridge is very well secured. There are mobile policemen at the toll plaza and there are RRS officers and vehicles at both the Ikoyi and Lekki ends of the bridge. There's also a CCTV system on the bridge.

They also provide a free tow-away service and there are people that will help you fix your car if it breaks down, the road is regularly swept by LCC employees and the lane markings and road signs are well maintained.

bayori:
wish the public is carried along on how the money is spent though...smh!!! our mumu just dey start.

naptu2:
You do know that this system has already been working since 2011, right?

Swingate:
This is a good development but I have a question.. Does the E-tag work on both lekki and the expressway? And secondly I think people should be well enlightened and measures put in place to make everyone get the new tag or card easily without any stress. You can't just wake up and put a fixed date without test run and sensitization for at least 3months .

SouthSouth1914:
What do you qualify as “working”? Errors through these processes almost equals 50%! Is this viable??

Swingate:
This is a good development but I have a question.. Does the E-tag work on both lekki and the expressway? And secondly I think people should be well enlightened and measures put in place to make everyone get the new tag or card easily without any stress. You can't just wake up and put a fixed date without test run and sensitization for at least 3months .

naptu2:
Gosh! I forgot to mention one of the changes.

Previously motorists had to get separate e-tags for the expressway and the bridge. My e-tag was originally for the expressway. Then, on December 1st, LCC synchronised the toll systems on the bridge and the expressway.

I got to the toll plaza on the bridge one day and I wanted to pay cash, but the boom opened automatically. The toll collector said, "You have e-tag". I said, "Yes, but it's for the expressway" and she said, "The e-tag for the other side now works here".

naptu2:
You can apply for the e-tag online and pick it up at certain bank branches or at their offices.