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In fulfilment of his administration’s resolve to provide the necessary infrastructure for sustainable development in every part of Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday commissioned a network of nine roads with a bridge within Soluyi Community in Kosofe Local Government Area of the State.
The Governor said the commissioning of the nine roads with a total length of 2.840km, including a bridge, which will serve a population of more than 300,000 people, within the Soluyi-Araromi-Ifako-Gbagada communities, demonstrated the topmost priority that his government accords the welfare and well-being of the people of Lagos, in line with the vision of a Greater Lagos.
Speaking during the commissioning of the project witnessed by thousands of residents in Soluyi Community, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the completion of the projects bears is promise made and delivered by his administration, to ensure continuity of governance by completing projects that were inherited from the previous administration, especially those that are directly beneficial to the well-being of the people.
The network of nine Roads includes Aderemi Akeju Street with Deck on pile Bridge, Okun Street, Femi Kufo Street, Brown Street, Adegbenro/Ganiyat Dawodu Streets, Yetunde Street, Anipole Street and Sosanya Street.
Governor Sanwo-Olu who also expressed commitment to the completion of all ongoing road projects in Kosofe and other parts of Lagos State announced that work would commence in January on the construction of the Opebi-Ojota link road and bridge.
He allayed the fear of the residents of the area, promising that the proposed link road and bridge will not affect their properties as speculated.
"We are going to flag-off the Opebi-Ojota Link Bridge in January. We have awarded the job to Julius Berger and I want to assure you that no house would be demolished. The Right of Way for that road and the link bridge does not have any demolition. It is a swamp and we are going to be doing a bridge. The road and bridge will ease movement from Ikeja to Opebi and Ojota," he said.
According to Governor Sanwo-Olu, the newly-completed network of nine roads with a bridge will serve as an alternative route, a by-pass, for motorists within the Soluyi Community to the Third Mainland Bridge and Apapa-Oworonsoki Expressway via the Third Axial underpass.
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