The Federal and Lagos State Governments have disclosed that a number of 795 houses (about 800) might be demolished to pave way for the construction of the proposed 37-kilometre Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge.
Both Governments revealed that a lot of efforts were put into reducing the number of affected building structures from about 9,000 to less than 800.
It also assured that all stakeholders would be satisfactorily considered in the execution of the project.
Minister of Environment, Mamoud Abubakar, while speaking at the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Stakeholders’ scoping workshop in Lagos, said that there should be honest and sincere commitment on the part of the Lagos State Government on compensation for the various owners of the affected properties.
“There was an alignment that will affect about 9,000 structures along the corridor, but we have reviewed it and gone for the alignment that will affect about 795 houses, instead of the one that will take more houses. It is an ongoing thing on how best to minimise the negative impact,” he said.
The Minister represented by a Director in the Ministry, James Kolawole, explained that though the project would have about 16 alignments, the best had been selected.
The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development also said that the bridge which will connect Lagos and Ogun states, will pass through Abraham Adesanya in Lagos and Sparklight Estate near the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government had said that the proposed Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge if completed will boost and enhance economic growth and international trade.
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