Apapa gridlock choking business — LSHA

SOURCE:VANGUARDNG

Lagos State House of Assembly, LSHA, has raised an alarm that the traffic gridlock along Apapa roads has led to a sharp decline of business around the area and led to the close down of companies.

Oshodi/Apapa road

The House through its Chairman House committee on Urban and Physical Planning, Mufutau Egebrongbe, also noted that the gridlock has increased criminal activities in that area.

He lamented that, the place has largely suffered from criminal neglect by the authorities, as many Federal roads in Apapa are bad, compounding the choking business environment.

In an interview with Vanguard, he disclosed continuous traffic jam on that road is posing high risk on the lives of people and businesses.

According to him, many workers in the place go home late due to poor traffic management. The population of people and trucks has drastically increased through the years.
“Undoubtedly, the area remains a major revenue source for the nation because of the ports located therein. The major sea ports in Lagos are located in Apapa. Major importation and exportation take place in Apapa sea ports at Tincan and Wharf. These form the major sources of revenue to the Federal and state governments”, he argued.

“Because of gridlock on Apapa road, most workers trek from Mile2, Berger Suya which is many kilometers way to Apapa Wharf because of perennial traffic jam with motorists occasionally passing the night on the road in their vehicles, sometimes, they are attacked by robbers”, he added.

Explaining the critical challenges facing the area, he said, “traffic jam, which is usually caused by four major problems. The fact that Apapa has only two roads in and out is a problem. There is no alternative to those routes. So, any time there is major accident in Apapa, most road users will be trapped.