Profile picture
Jimi Agbaje @jimiagbaje
, 10 tweets, 2 min read Read on Twitter
A few days ago, I started a conversation telling you what I would do as Governor regarding our current traffic situation. I called it Phase-1 of a three-phase short-term solution that would focus on repairing the potholes on major roads. Now, these are the roads for Phases 2 & 3:
Lagos Badary Expressway
Lawanson/Ijesha Road
Lekki-Epe alternative route (City of David axis, Marwa bus-stop axis)
Coker road
2nd Rainbow down to Mile-2
Satellite town axis
Ago Palace Way (Cele bridge/Limca axis)
Apapa Oworonshoki Expressway
It is important to note that our proposed short-term solution is a quick fix. For a long lasting solution, we would require a medium-to-long term approach.
In the medium term, we would begin with the full-on rehabilitation of our current road network. This means exploring other viable options of rehabilitation.
For example, building concrete roads - which generally last 3-4 times longer than asphalt roads and are generally better at dealing with runoff - not to mention that it requires little or no maintenance.
We would build “park and ride” facilities whilst optimizing our current public transit routes in ways that encourage the lesser use of cars on work days, especially for the population of car owners who live on the mainland and work on the Island.
With this, we believe that we can reduce the number of personal cars crossing the 3rd Mainland, Eko and Carter bridges during rush-hour by 30%.
In the long term, we would expand our road infrastructure to include new nodes that connect high-density population clusters. A multi-modal transportation system that includes roads, rail, waterways & cycling paths would lead to a significant improvement in the flow of traffic.
I am aware that we have not included inner roads in our solution to the current traffic situation. This is why empowering the Local Government will be an important part of my governance structure.
The empowerment of the Local Government will decentralize how infrastructure rehabilitation & issues affecting Lagosians are dealt with. This is critical to our development as a city.

The Lagos this generation desires can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it's ours.
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Jimi Agbaje
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member and get exclusive features!

Premium member ($30.00/year)

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!