The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
has said that he would strengthen the collaboration between the Federal Government and the Lagos State Government towards solving the traffic crises associated with the Apapa area of Lagos.
In a conversation with residents via Twitter, Sanwo-Olu said the problem of the tanker drivers parking on bridges was one he would accord prompt attention.
He said, “The reconstruction of the Apapa-Oshodi-Isolo-Oworonsoki (expressway) up to Toll Gate at Alausa is underway. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, about three weeks ago flagged off the project. The second-level solution is what the state government is working on with the Federal Government and that is building a trailer park that can take 5,000 trailers
“We will also work with the (Nigerian) Ports Authority to have a call-up system where trailers will only be called when the containers they want to take are ready.
“What they would do is move in, pick up their goods and leave. The same would also apply to tankers that load petroleum products. There is a concentration of depots in Apapa. One of the medium and long-term solutions will be to decongest that corridor.”
