Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a toll-free passage at the toll plaza on Lekki-Epe Expressway and the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge between 6:30 am and 9:30 am in the morning, Lagosians will be happy to know.
The toll-free period will also extend to evening peak periods from 4:30 pm to 8 pm, according to a Twitter statement issued by the Lagos State government.
A second statement explains the decision to halt tolls comes following a stakeholders’ meeting on a proposed traffic regeneration plans of the Lekki-Oniru and Ajah areas as a way to address the perennial traffic on these axes.
The Governor disclosed this during a tour that followed a stakeholders’ meeting on regeneration of the Lekki-Oniru and parts of the Victoria Island as solution to the perennial traffic gridlock and flooding issues around the Lekki and Ajah areas. #LASG #ForAGreaterLagos pic.twitter.com/XSBsQNIlY0
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) July 10, 2019
The decision “is to allow traffic consultants to the government carry out a comprehensive study of traffic flow around Lekki-Ikoyi-Victoria Island axis, which is part of the initiatives the government is bringing to diffuse vehicular gridlock in major Business Districts in the state,” the statement government says in a post published on Instagram.
The cost of the toll fees for the study period will be borne by the government, it is reported..
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