After over 24 hours of traffic in some areas of the state, some Lagos State residents complained on Saturday about the growing difficulty of travelling.
The congested locations included, among others, the Berger/Ogunnusi road, Kara outward Berger, Ikorodu road, and Ojodu Berger inward Lagos-Ibadan motorway.
According to reports, the jam may be partly attributable to the traffic diversion that occurred after the Kara Bridge stretch of the highway headed towards Mowe, Ogun State, for the rebuilding of the constantly congested corridor.
Lagosians lamented the gridlock and lamented the effects of the intensifying gridlock on social media.
Jumoke Odetola, a Nollywood actress, claimed she was stuck in traffic from Ajah to Magodo on Saturday for ten hours.
“How can somebody have long life and prosperity in this Lagos, with this crazy traffic?
Yesterday, I finished work at 4pm, I didn’t get home until 2am (Ajah-Magodo)…10hrs! Lagos to Lagos! Time that could have been put into productive work or relaxation.
“This morning again, Lagos- Ibadan expressway is marking the attendance of wickedness, it’s doing competition of na me wicked pass.”
“Woos, e be like say na to dey sleep for house sure pass. Independent woman in the mud, I no do again,” the actress wrote on her Instagram page.
Also on the microblogging platform, Twitter, a user with the handle @Giwason09 described the gridlock as “unbelievably distressing”.
@Giwason09 wrote, “The traffic impact the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has on the entirety of Lagos cannot be overemphasized. One small road repair on any axis between Berger and Arepo can translate into traffic as far as Anthony down to Ojota interchange. It is unbelievably distressing.”
Also, @SunkyInc wrote, “There should be lawsuits against Julius Berger Construction and Engineering for the untold hardship and professional recklessness whenever they are constricting a major road. The daily suffering road users go through daily along construction sites is out of this world.”
“This Lagos na case. Ibadan – Lagos Max 2 Hours. Ogudu – Ojodu Berger 4 Hours 15 mins. How person go take live long for inside this Lagos,” @tweetsbygoody said,
On his part, @PiusGeek wrote, “Ilorin to Berger 4 hours! It will never make sense to me. Mostly man-made traffic but y’all enjoy!
