Decongesting Lagos State Roads (2019)
DOCUMENT PURPOSE By LT Written in 2019 “ Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.” Colin Powel The purpose of this short paper is to put forward some alternative, short , medium to long term solutions to decongest Lagos state roads from static vehicles, especially at major thoroughfares. Most glaring are the dead-weight trucks, parked on major bridges and roads within the state. Hopefully, It should also provide the reader(s) with a “bird’s eye view” of some of the teething problems and solutions already attempted within state by other stakeholders and hopefully get the reader ”up to speed” and involved. Lastly and worth a quick mention, that this paper is not about attributing blame or otherwise to any party/stakeholder, the sole objective as mentioned, is to assist, in resolving the congestion issue. Many Thanks. OVERVIEW Currently, approximately 12,340 tankers and container-laden trucks are illegal...