The Lagos State Public Works Company has carried out numerous types of intervention on over 459 roads throughout the state in 2024.
This was acknowledged by the company’s Basic Supervisor, Tokunbo Ajanaku, whereas
talking on Monday on the actions of the company inside the previous 12 months and its projections for 2025.
In line with him, the company has remained dedicated to fulfilling its mandate of making certain that Lagos roads stay motorable and her drainages are in good situation all-year spherical as a crucial component of the transportation and site visitors administration leg of the THEMES+ agenda beneath the management of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat.
He mentioned the company has utilised the large funding of the federal government to boost the free motion of individuals and items by engaged on 459 roads throughout the state, utilizing numerous types of intervention, starting from full rehabilitation to sectional rehabilitation, routine upkeep and palliative work.
Ajanaku additionally famous that this could not have been doable with out the assist and purpose-driven supervisory function of the Particular Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola.
He mentioned additional that the company has consolidated its all-year-round method to highway upkeep and rehabilitation by finishing up its operations with using numerous upkeep supplies which embody asphalt premix, interlocking paving stones, chilly combine asphalt, boulders, crushed stones in addition to lean concrete, all in an try and handle the impression of climate situation and different environmental challenges related to highway upkeep operations.
Whereas breaking down the determine, Ajanaku famous that the 459 roads labored on featured numerous levels of labor corresponding to full rehabilitation, sectional rehabilitation, routine
upkeep and palliative work.
He mentioned, “Out of the entire quantity, 316 roads have been accomplished whereas work is ongoing on 143 roads. In different to make sure that drainage amenities are in a position to present obligatory assist for highway infrastructure by means of correct circulation of water, the company additionally carried out desilting of 433
kilometers of drains and carried out repairs on 0.96 kilometres of drainages.”
On the unfold of the company’s operations, the Basic supervisor mentioned, “Now we have
maintained the custom of masking all of the 57 native Authorities and Native Council
Growth Areas of the state with a purpose to make the impression of the Company felt throughout board”
This he mentioned is mirrored within the day by day work schedule and different information posted on the Lagos
State web site and the Company’s social media handles.
Whereas talking on his company’s preparedness for the yr 2025, Ajanaku famous that,
“Going by the assist acquired by the Company from Mr Governor and members of the Lagos State Home of Meeting in 2024, subsequent yr is anticipated to be higher funded in order to facilitate extra impactful intervention on roads throughout the state with a view to surpassing the 2024 report.”
He mentioned additional that ‘’with regular entry to funding, we hope to make the most of all of the dry days in yr 2025 to quickly take care of most highway defects inside the first quarter and final quarter whereas we proceed to watch the climate and deploy strategies which are relevant to finishing up highway upkeep and rehabilitation operations within the moist season.”
He additionally hinted that going by the progress being recorded in fixing roads within the metropolis, his company is hoping to maneuver additional into the interior roads in collaboration with the authorities within the Native Authorities and LCDAs who’ve main accountability for such roads.