Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has directed the immediate repairs of potholes across the state.
More than 87 major roads have been listed for intervention.
Special Adviser to Ambode on Lagos State Public Works Corporation and Drainage, Temidayo Erinle, made the directive known in a statement on Friday.
Erinle said the roads mapped out for repair were presently in terrible state, and that the situation was impeding free flow of traffic in those areas with its attendant consequences.
He said: “We have received quite a number of complaints from residents and motorists on the state of the roads and how it was directly affecting travel time which in turn has negative effects on the ease of doing business in the state.
“The Governor has therefore directed the Public Works Corporation to move immediately and commence repair on those roads to ameliorate the traffic that residents have been going through as a result of the state of the roads.”
However, Erinle, appealed to residents and motorists to cooperate with the State Government by driving carefully while the roads are being fixed.
He said that in the next few weeks, all the potholes would disappear on Lagos roads.
Some of the roads isolated for immediate repair include: Ikotun-Egbe; Ijegun Roads; Alimosho and Dopemu Roads; Aka-Kemberi Road; Amuwo Odofin; Marina Beach Road; Apapa, Olaniyi Road in Ifako Ijaiye; Acme-Oba Akran Road and Ikeja.
Other are: Ijede Road; Sabo market Road in Ikorodu; Costain Road by Brewery; Glover Road; Herbert Macaulay Road in Mainland Local Government; Itire-Ogunlana drive intersection; Itire-Lawanson; Babs Animashaun Road in Surulere; Alakija/WAEC Road; Somolu; Obalende Road; Eti-Osa; among others.