Lagos starts construction of 181 roads in council areas

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday said that his administration would consolidate on its infrastructural renewal drive with the construction of 181 local government roads in the current fiscal year, saying the process for the award of the contract has commenced.

Ambode, who spoke at the first Quarterly Town Hall Meeting for this year, the sixth in the series, held at the Ajelogo Housing Scheme, Ajelogo Market Road, Akanimodo, Mile 12, said the construction of 181 roads is an improvement on the 114, two in each local government, which his administration promised to embark upon every year. Acknowledging that most of the requests made by residents during the interactive session at the meeting were  on roads owing to the success of the 114 roads delivered in September 2016, the governor said his administration thought it wise to ensure that the roads captured for 2017 are key roads that would have economic impact on the people, hence the increase to 181 roads.