In its bid to relieve the nightmare of motoring public, Lagos State government on Friday began work on four major road junctions within the state metropolis.

Addressing reporters on the development, Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde listed the four junctions to include the Second Lekki Roundabout, Allen Avenue Roundabout, the Ikotun Roundabout and Maryland junction.

Oladeinde who addressed the press conference alongside the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso and top management staff of the ministry, led by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Houtonu Wenu, among others, said the government in line with its executive order one, has identified 60 very critical junctions that needed such expansions in order to relieve commuters of the nightmare of travelling on the roads.

He added that contractors who would handle the four roundabouts have moved to site and all would be delivered by April.

“The junction improvements to be carried out at those junctions include the removal of the roundabouts, and separating the streams of traffic through adequate traffic signalization, synchronization of the traffic signal lights through intelligent traffic system to recognise traffic densities and prioritise same, increase the capacities of the roads through lane stacking, upgrading of alternative roads and erecting of pedestrian barriers to separate pedestrian and vehicular conflicts on the roads.

“When completed, motoring public will experience improved travel time, free flow traffic, total decongestion, safer roads, and safer lives and property and overall economic development”, he said.

He also disclosed that men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority would be mobilised to assist in freeing up traffic during the construction.

“Let me remind you all that the government cannot do it alone. It is our joint responsibility to make the state work for all, ” he further stated.

He said plans are afoot to ensure that all the 60 roundabouts identified by the government for improvement would be tackled within two years, adding that only 27 of such spots fall into mega roundabouts that needed major reconstruction.