The Lekki-Epe Expressway traffic diversion announced at the Victoria Garden City crossroads has been refuted by the Lagos State Government.
According to reports, the Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association and Eti-Osa Local Government stated that there will be a traffic diversion at the Victoria Garden City crossroads on the Lekki-Epe Expressway to help with the reconstruction of the defunct intersection on Saturday.
The detour, according to a notice made available to reporters on Saturday, is scheduled to start on Monday, October 24, 2022, and last for four weeks.
Meaning that all traffic on the three straight lanes will now travel in the direction of Ajah due to the traffic diversion.
The Lagos State Ministery of Works, however, refuted the notification on Sunday, claiming that citizens’ associations are not authorized to announce traffic diversion in any area of the state.
The statement signed by the Special Adviser, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, read, “Since when did resident associations begin to make announcements on diversion/closure of major roadway(s) in Lagos?”
“To allow this is to permit anarchy in the metropolis and this is purely an abuse of the process of stakeholder engagement by LESRA. The state Government none the less will be undeterred in sensitising the citizenry and motoring public of our plans particularly when major diversions will need to take place in the process of road construction work.
“The extant laws are clear and its only the ministry of TRANSPORT that is authorised to do so after a thorough appraisal and sign off on the traffic management plan(s) forwarded by a client ministry in this case Ministry of WORKS & INFRASTRUCTURE.
“The state government will make the announcement at the appropriate time on when the commencement of Diversion for VGC intersection will take place . This will of course be when all traffic management plans and measures would have been in place to ensure effective motoring.”
