The road, which plays host to many major government institutions like the Lagos state polytechnic, LASTMA and VIO / Federal road safety corp offices and 174 battalion army barracks is currently in a dilapidated and near collapsed state. This is not to mention many major industries like PZ Cussons, Monarch Steel, Super Engineering, Spintex Mill, etc also located on this road.
Traffic gridlocks on this road has become a perennial experience for residents of this route as well as motorists who frequently ply the inter-state road. Interestingly, the road has already become a menace to all stakeholders having been in this state for the past five years, with only palliative measures employed by the state and federal government whenever the roads become almost impassable to motorists.
One is amused to know that the federal road maintenance agency (FERMA), the agency saddled with the responsibility of maintaining this road also has its office right on this road. Unfortunately, the agency’s presence on this route has not made the required impact in any way.
Recounting his experience, a caterer whose shop is located along the route explained how he had to turn back home on Thursday, 2nd July, 2015 after staying in the traffic for almost three hours, for a journey that would naturally have taken him about ten minutes.
Another road user who pleaded anonymity stated that the traffic situation on this route has become a daily occurrence. Citing a particular instance, the source who worships with Winners’ Chapel, Ikorodu disclosed how he spends an average of two hours or more in the traffic every Sunday when returning from the church also located on this route.
Of particular reference are the bad spots on the road between LASTMA office at Agbala and shortly after LASPOTECH Ikorodu campus, towards Odongnyan bus stop. This distance that should not take more than 10 minutes drive now take motorists between three to four hours.
In a country where the economy is at its lowest ebb, it is unfortunate that businesses located on the Ikorodu-Sagamu road are the worst victims of this traffic situation as productive man hour are daily lost in the traffic by employees and employers alike whose sources of livelihood depends on plying the route.
Ayodeji Iginla, a former rector of Lagos state polytechnic and social commentator recently expressed his frustrations about the road on social media, suggesting that the road, officially categorized as a Trunk ‘A’ road be re-categorized as a trunk-less road, due to the sorry state of the road.
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