Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in a continuous enforcement operation, which started on Tuesday, contravened over 100 private/commercial vehicles operating illegal parking/garages on top bridges across the State.
The Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Transportation, Sola Giwa, led the enforcement operations.
Giwa disclosed that the exercise was carried out following the expiration of a seven-day Vacation Order issued on October 16, 2023 to motorists/commercial bus drivers to vacate all illegal parking/garages on top bridges.
He disclosed further that the enforcement operations were aimed to totally remove every infraction impeding the free flow of traffic on bridges.
He confirmed that the over 100 private/commercial vehicles were contravened at Ejalonibu, Obalende, Apongbon Ebute-Ero and Idumota (Cater) bridges on Lagos Island.
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He described as nauseating seeing those private/commercial bus drivers constitute public nuisance by operating illegal parking/garages on bridges, thereby causing avoidable traffic gridlock and inconveniencing other motorists and road users.
He said: “The enforcement operations would be a continuous exercise until zero tolerance on activities of these commercial bus drivers operating illegal parking/garages on top bridges is achieved in line with the Theme+ agenda of the present administration.
“We would continue to ensure free flow of traffic movement by scaling up our enforcement and clampdown operations on these stubborn private/commercial bus drivers.”
Giwa maintained that activities of these recalcitrant commercial bus drivers is contrary to the provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.
He revealed that all the drives of the contravened vehicles (private/commercial) would be immediately charged to the Lagos State Mobile Court for prosecution.