Lagos State government has concluded plans for a road and bridge project that would link Sangotedo in Eti Osa Local Council with Ito-Omu Creek in Ibeju Lekki and Epe Local Council of the state.

Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Office of Infrastructure) Mr Olufemi Daramola, disclosed this during an inspection of ongoing projects across the state.

The Omu Creek link project is located along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. He said: “The Omu Creek Road is one of the strategic projects that is ongoing. It’s a road that has a total of about 5km and about 600 meters of bridge.

“About 1.1km from the Lekki-Epe road, what we have witnessed is big progress. There’s been a lot of soil reclamation; a lot of soil replacement has gone on.

“We will be able to get to the appointment stage where the bridge work will start. A lot of soil investigation is going on, and the progress is very commendable. With the way it is, we will see more progress in recent times,” he said. On the Ketu Alapere pedestrian bridge reconstruction project, Daramola said it would be completed in a few months.

The damaged bridge, which was constructed 11 years ago, was pulled down by the impact of a container-laden truck, that tried to manoeuvre under the bridge, bearing a load that was far beyond the provided headroom.