Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, has explained that the state embarked on a series of urban regeneration projects to address the various environmental and infrastructural challenges leading to the collapse of some road networks within Ikeja GRA, Ikoyi and Lagos Island.

He noted that the projects include the Ikeja Regeneration Project, consisting of roads such as Oduduwa Way, Oduduwa Crescent, Oba Dosunmu, Sobo Arobiodu and Sasegbon streets.

Others are the Ikoyi road network, comprising Macpherson, Oyinkan Abayomi, Femi Okunnu, Ilabere, Ilu, Inupa, Adeyemi Lawson and Kuramo roads, as well as Adeniji Adele, Okepopo, Tapa, Idumagbo, Ojo Giwa, Iga Iduganran and Oroyinyin streets on Lagos Island.

Daramola emphasised that the state government is not merely constructing roads and bridges, but investing in resilient infrastructure that supports economic competitiveness, enhances connectivity and improves the daily lives of over 20 million Lagosians.

He added that several strategic projects are currently at advanced stages of completion, including the Igbogbo–Bola Ahmed Tinubu–Igbe Road and the Agric–Isawo–Konu–Arepo Road.

Daramola lauded the commitment of the administration of Governor Sanwo-Olu to the delivery of strategic infrastructure projects across the state, noting that through deliberate investments in roads, bridges, pedestrian infrastructure and integrated transport systems, challenges relating to mobility, long travel time, safety and economic growth have been addressed in the state.

He noted that despite the prevailing economic challenges, including rising construction costs and inflationary pressures, the state has completed 362 roads spanning approximately 347.17 kilometres since 2019.

Speaking at the ministerial press briefing commemorating the third year of the second term of Governor Sanwo-Olu, the Special Adviser disclosed that the Office of Infrastructure is ready to commission 12 newly completed road projects and has increased the pace of work on 181 other road and bridge projects currently ongoing in different parts of the state.

Among the notable projects delivered during the review period are the Opebi–Mende Link Bridge and Approach Roads, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Road (formerly Dopemu Road) in Agege, Abaranje Road in Alimosho, and several road networks within Alimosho, Ikeja, Lagos Island/Eti-Osa, Kosofe, Somolu/Bariga and Epe, including Aradagun, Mosafejo, Ajido, Imeke Road and Hospital Road Phase II in the Badagry axis.

According to Daramola, the administration will continue to prioritise transportation infrastructure in response to rapid urbanisation, population growth and the increasing mobility needs of residents of Lagos State until the last day in office.

He noted that since the last ministerial briefing, the state has completed an additional 130 roads covering approximately 113.25 kilometres, alongside several strategic bridge and transport projects aimed at reducing travel time, improving safety and stimulating economic activities across Lagos.

As part of efforts to boost economic activities in the state, he said the administration has completed some new transformational projects awaiting commissioning.

These include the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway corridor from Admiralty to Epe, which provides access to the Lekki Free Trade Zone, currently witnessing large-scale infrastructural development, including the Dangote Refinery and other major industries within the zone.

He also highlighted the Lagos-Badagry Expressway and the Lekki-Epe Expressway projects, describing them as major highways of considerable economic importance to Lagos and Nigeria, facilitating significant socio-economic exchanges between Nigeria and its West African neighbours.

The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC), according to the Special Adviser, has continued aggressive intervention works across the state, recording interventions on approximately 957 roads from June 2025 to date.

Cumulatively, the corporation has delivered interventions on about 4,209 roads covering over 506 kilometres since 2019.