Lagos – Some road users in Lagos on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to reconstruct Creek Road in Apapa, Lagos which is in a deplorable condition.
A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who took a trip on the road on Thursday reports that potholes have reappeared on the highway.
NAN observed that the potholes were larger and deeper towards the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) gate, where a shallow, blocked drain emptied onto the highway.
A banker, Mr Emmanuel Amanze, urged the federal government to use stronger construction materials that can withstand the pressure of heavily-laden vehicles to reconstruct the road to make it durable.
“This road leads directly to the nation’s number one port and I expect government to reconstruct it with durable construction materials.
“Every time this road is repaired, the story has been the same that it would spoil after a few weeks because of heavy-duty vehicles,’’ he said.
A commercial motorcycle operator, Malam Abacha Danali, said that the potholes were affecting his business.
[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”70560″]
“The potholes are increasing by the day and government should repair the road in such a way as to make it endure for a long time,” he said.
A trailer driver, Osita Ameobi, told NAN that the potholes usually caused accidents and also caused container-laden articulated vehicles to overturn.
“Government is not doing well on this road.
“They do not care about us drivers who are daily exposed to the risk of bad roads, my vehicle has broken down again.
“We want government to repair the road once and for all, as we have had enough of everyday patching,’’ he said.
A port worker, Mr Kayode Olomishe, also called for reconstruction of the highway.
“The road should be repaired with stronger materials and they should think of how to reconstruct it.
“Why should a Federal Road leading to a major port have potholes?” he queried.
An investigation by NAN revealed that the road was last resurfaced between September 2014 and January 2015, when emergency repairs were carried out on it.
NAN also reports that the road has not been rehabilitated for over 15 years, but was only being consistently patched.
An engineer who does not want to be identified because he is not authorised to speak on the issue, explained that there was need for a new construction to be carried out on the road.
“That road does not need just asphalt, but a rigid pavement reconstruction because of the axle load and the fact that it is a coastal road.
“No matter the amount of asphalt used, the road will continue to fail,” he added. (NAN)
