LASG: Served Removal Order to Occupants under Costain Bridge

LASG:  Served Removal Order to Occupants under Costain Bridge 

The  Lagos State Government, LASG, has served a seven-day ‘Removal Order’ notice to owners/drivers of trucks, tankers and trailers illegally parked under the Costain Bridge to Iganmu Area of the state.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, led officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, to serve the notice to the owners of the trucks in the area in Lagos on Tuesday.

Mr. Giwa said that those equally affected by the notice include : owners and occupiers of illegal structures, shanties, kiosks and containerized shops under the Costain Bridge down to Iganmu axis.

He stated that the notice was coming after several days of inspection ahead of a general clean up of the area by some of the officials of the Lagos State Government.

“It is an eyesore seeing the level of degradation of our roads by the activities of the illegal squatters.

“The state government is doing the clean up because the so called miscreants and hoodlums freely smoke and sell Indian hemp under the bridge”, he said.

Speaking, the LASTMA General Manager, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said  upon the expiration of the notice on Sunday, LASTMA officials would embark on a thorough clean up  around the area.

Oreagba affirmed that there would be a clampdown on all criminal elements disturbing law-abiding citizens and motorists around the area.

“There are illegal business operators, including iron benders, mechanics and food/fruit vendors, among others that have turned the area into an unhealthy environment.

“They have littered the entire vicinity with indiscriminate dumping of refuse and waste materials,” he said.

The General Manager added that none  of the  drivers parking their heavy-duty vehicles illegally, including owners of illegal structures, mechanics under the bridge had any permit from the state government