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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has resumed rehabilitation work on the Tin-Can Port access road in Lagos.
The Managing Director /CEO of NPA, Mohammed Bello Koko, who discloses this,
said that “port access roads are international corridors, which means traffic gridlock along such sensitive road networks, apart from negating port productivity, is an international embarrassment that requires the synergy of all stakeholders to tackle sustainably.
Koko said that although the causes of the gridlock are rooted in factors external to the NPA, we have a duty as the gateway to the national economy to take the front-line role in tackling this menace.”
“Our zero tolerance for all forms of impediments to free flow of traffic is no fluke, and we are poised to consolidate the gains we have recorded first in Apapa and now Tin-Can.
“We are grateful to the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Lagos State Governor for the tremendous support we have received in this regard.”
Regarding the menace of refuse debris blocking the drainages, he said, "I have directed relevant in-house department to commence desilting of the drainages and clearance of the refuse.
“I have directed our relevant in-house department to commence desilting of the drainages and clearance of the refuse, we will enlist the cooperation and intensify synergy with Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Federal Ministry of Works, under whose purview waste and road management reside, to arrest the ugly trend.”
