The Lagos State Government has said it maintained over 800 road networks across the state since the inception of the current administration.

According to a statement on Thursday, the General Manager of the Lagos State Public Works Corporation, Mr Olufemi Daramola, said this at a forum where he assured residents of good road networks in spite of persistent heavy rainfall in the past couple of weeks.

He was quoted as saying, “The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at inception identified the massive infrastructure deficit in the state and actively invested in the corporation’s human capital, equipment and material requirements for a sustainable road maintenance programme. All these have made it possible for LSPWC to intervene on over 800 roads cutting across the state since the inception of the current administration till date.”

Daramola added that the state had deployed creative approaches to address the challenge posed by wet seasons to road maintenance.

“It is a reality that wet seasons pose challenge to road maintenance operations, particularly the use of hot mix asphalt, the agency is deploying creative and multifaceted approaches to keeping Lagos roads in good condition towards enhancing human and vehicular movement which is critical to the state, being the commercial and industrial hub of Nigeria.

“Cold mix asphalt which is a wet season-friendly mixture will be utilised in the fixing of pot holes before they generate into craters and this along with the usage of interlocking paving stones, will contribute to the non-stop approach of the agency in fixing the roads despite the rain,” he said.