Road users and commuters plying LIMCA Way, in Isolo Industrial Estate, Isolo, Lagos, have lamented the deplorable state of the road, claiming that it has been ‘abandoned’

The Guardian gathered that the road, which services many companies like, headquarters of LIMCA bottling company, Daid Groups, ECS warehousing, Watergate Foods and Industries limited, First bank among others,  has been in a poor state.

Right from the entrance where GT Bank is located,  to the end of the road, leading to Abimbola Street, it has been left unattended to by Lagos State Government.
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Commuters said it even got worse during the rainy season, leaving them miserable.

Speaking with The Guardian, Mr. Marcus Ayodele, a retail shop owner expressed displeasure over the road, saying, “Whenever it rains, the road gets flooded, thereby causing water to enter my shop and destroy my goods. I’ve been in this place for over 11 years now, and I’ve not seen any improvement on this road. The government should please hear our cries as this has done great damage on us.”

A worker at AJAWA HOUSE, said the road has been in a deplorable state ever since he started working there, making it almost impossible to ply whenever it rains.

He said: “I’ve known this place for five years, and no measurable intervention has been done on the road, except for stones, which were brought and poured on it about two weeks ago. I’m very sure the stones would soon be washed away by flood as it has been a regular occurrence overtime.”

“It is an industrial road, I don’t know why the government decides to abandon the road, despite the taxes they collect from us. Where are they taking our taxes to?” said Saheed Akintunde, a worker at Banex Limited.  “I’ve been at this place for over 25 years now, and the only thing they do on the road is to pour stones. We can’t keep on casting votes whereas our roads are bad and nothing good has been done about it,” he said.

Another worker at Foton Automobiles, Ayodele Akin, said: “The road is in a terrible condition. Since there’s no drainage system, the road suffers flooding, and it becomes hard for pedestrians and commuters to use as it is always muddy.
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“We’ve been asking government for a long time to help us repair this road, but nothing good has come out of it. I pray the government hears our plea soon and save us from this situation, especially during this dry season,” he added.

For a resident, Femi Oyetola, he said, residents find it hard to transport family members out in times of emergency as a result of the state of the road. “The road has caused me lots of maintenance expenses, due to frequent damages to my vehicle,” Oyetola lamented.

A woman, who simply identified herself as Temitope, complained that transporters often hike the fare, especially whenever it rains, because of  the poor state of  the road.

“The government should please help us fix this road, the cost of transportation and living generally is high at this place.

“Bus drivers plying the road groan over the issue, saying the cost of maintaining their vehicles is becoming high as the road is causing great damage to their vehicles,” she lamented.

Contacted, Head of Public Affairs in the Lagos State Public Works Corporation, Samuel Ayetutu said the scope of work on the industrial road was beyond what the corporation could handle.

Also,  a director in Lagos State Ministry of works and infrastructure, confirmed the deplorable state of the road.

He recalled that the ministry carried out palliative works on the road during COVID and assured that what the road  requires is total reconstruction, which the state is planning to embark on.
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