The General Public Is Adviced Against Plying Lagos Airport Road Flyover,
Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, has advised the general public to avoid the Airport Road Flyover, until it’s rehabilitation.
This was coming after the bridge which runs over Toyota Bus Stop on the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonshoki Expressway was engulfed by fire when a petrol tanker burst into flames on Thursday.
On a joint inspection to the bridge by the federal and Lagos State governments Popoola raised expressed worry over the safety of the bridge, adding that samples has being taken to determine its structural stability.
“We are taking some samples to go and analyse before we know the structural stability, but physically, a lot of damage has been done to this pier of the bridge.
“Its integrity is already compromised.
“Yesterday, the road was barricaded but in the night, some people went and removed the barricade.
“We are advising that members of the public should not take the risk of using this bridge,”
The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, said that the state government, through its Ministry of Transportation, would embark on strict enforcement of road worthiness regulation.
“Often times, they claim that the roads are bad. What do you say about this one now that the road is very good, there is no pothole anywhere,”
She said that the support of the Federal Government is essential in tackling such occurance.
Oluchi Ihediuche
