For the past one week, traffic lights in parts of Lagos have been malfunctioning and misleading motorists.
Complaints from road users listed the affected areas to include the entire stretch of Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Agege-Iyana Ipaja Road, Agege Motor Road, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Acme Road, Wemco, and parts of Agidingbi Road.
When Saturday PUNCH visited the affected areas, it was found that in almost all cases, the amber light blinked continuously, while in other cases, the lights remained permanently on red.
Saturday PUNCH observed that this condition applied mostly, but not restricted to the newly-fixed traffic lights at most T-junctions along the state’s business district.
It was observed that while the lights appeared to call for the driver’s attention, it gave no specific direction.
Some motorists, who raised the alarm on Friday, told our correspondent that they were both confused and embarrassed to wait endlessly for the light to turn on green sign, which permits them to continue.
The motorists told Saturday PUNCH that they had expected the fault to have been rectified quickly.
“I was going to Iyana Ipaja via Agege and we all were on the lane waiting for the light to turn from red to green, but that was not to be. It took a traffic policeman to come around and ask us to move, as the light was not working properly.” said Mr. Stan Ivory.
Another motorist, Mary Adelabu said, “They should rectify whatever fault with the traffic lights. It is crucial to restore sanity to the roads and prevent head on collisions due to wrong traffic decisions. I have noticed this development since over one week. That should not be in a state like Lagos.”
On his part, Mr. Isaac Ighodalo, said he initially thought that the recently-installed traffic lights were being test run, but that he got more confused when he found that the situation lingered.
However, our correspondent could not reach the Commissioner for Transport, Kayode Opeifa, on his telephone line, while calls and text messages to the Public Relations Officer of the ministry were not responded to.
Complaints from road users listed the affected areas to include the entire stretch of Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Agege-Iyana Ipaja Road, Agege Motor Road, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Acme Road, Wemco, and parts of Agidingbi Road.
When Saturday PUNCH visited the affected areas, it was found that in almost all cases, the amber light blinked continuously, while in other cases, the lights remained permanently on red.
Saturday PUNCH observed that this condition applied mostly, but not restricted to the newly-fixed traffic lights at most T-junctions along the state’s business district.
It was observed that while the lights appeared to call for the driver’s attention, it gave no specific direction.
Some motorists, who raised the alarm on Friday, told our correspondent that they were both confused and embarrassed to wait endlessly for the light to turn on green sign, which permits them to continue.
The motorists told Saturday PUNCH that they had expected the fault to have been rectified quickly.
“I was going to Iyana Ipaja via Agege and we all were on the lane waiting for the light to turn from red to green, but that was not to be. It took a traffic policeman to come around and ask us to move, as the light was not working properly.” said Mr. Stan Ivory.
Another motorist, Mary Adelabu said, “They should rectify whatever fault with the traffic lights. It is crucial to restore sanity to the roads and prevent head on collisions due to wrong traffic decisions. I have noticed this development since over one week. That should not be in a state like Lagos.”
On his part, Mr. Isaac Ighodalo, said he initially thought that the recently-installed traffic lights were being test run, but that he got more confused when he found that the situation lingered.
However, our correspondent could not reach the Commissioner for Transport, Kayode Opeifa, on his telephone line, while calls and text messages to the Public Relations Officer of the ministry were not responded to.
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