Respite seems not to be in sight for road users and residents along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, no thanks to the deplorable state of the road which has become a perpetual nightmare.
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Motorists and concerned citizens have always stressed the need for immediate intervention on the road, without any hope in sight.
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What is even more worrisome is the declaration by the state government which ruled out possibility of any palliative on the road since there is an unending rehabilitation and expansion project being undertaken in collaboration with World Bank.
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This involves a 10 lane carriageway that will incorporate Light Rail Transport, LRT, on the median and also the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, system.
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Despite the fact that the road is an international route that links Nigeria with other West African countries starting with Benin Republic, it has been abandoned by concerned authorities.
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Most deplorable is the section from the International Trade Fair Complex all the way to Volkswagen area, extending, to Iyana-Iba.
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Several man-hours are wasted on the road, and more often, heavy duty vehicles break down, spilling their contents and aggravating traffic. situation in the process.