'Exercise patience, understanding' - Lagos tells road users

The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Central Business Districts, Mr Olugbenga Oyerinde, has called for patience and understanding of road users, residents and business owners in the CMS-Marina area as reconstruction and rehabilitation works continue on the roads.

Oyerinde, according to a statement on Thursday, made the appeal while supervising the control of traffic by Central Business District operatives within the Lagos Island CBD.

Oyerinde appealed to motorists to observe speed limits around the construction zones, obey diversion signs and bear the temporary inconvenience that came with the rehabilitation.

He said, “CBD and other relevant traffic agencies have adequately deployed personnel and resources to be on duty to control traffic and adequate traffic signage’s and diversion notices have been made available to ease the flow of traffic and I want to beg that all road users within the Lagos Island business district should please comply with these simple rules, drive safely, drive slowly especially around diversions.”

Oyerinde explained that rehabilitation work was going smoothly in various sections of the outer Marina, adding that diversion of traffic to fast track construction had been made.

Popular Lagos amputee hawker, Mary Daniel He noted that due to the rehabilitation work, traffic inward Eko Bridge, Broad Street and connecting inner Marina from Martins Street had been most affected.