FG and the Lagos State Government have said 795 houses might be demolished to pave the way for the construction of the proposed 37-kilometre Fourth Mainland Bridge.
The Federal and State Governments said a lot of efforts
were put into reducing the number of affected structures from about 9,000 to
less than 800.
The state government assured that owners of the affected
property would be adequately compensated.
It said all stakeholders would be satisfactorily
considered in the execution of the project.
Speaking at the Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment Stakeholders’ scoping workshop with the Federal Ministry of
Environment in Lagos, Environment Minister Mamoud Abubakar said there should be
sincere commitment on the part of Lagos State government on the compensation
for owners of affected properties.
The minister, who was represented by a director in the
ministry, James Kolawole, explained that though the project would have about 16
alignments, but the best had been selected.
“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 State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban
Development said 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 State.
A town planner in the ministry, Mr. Abayomi Omolola Amos
said the alignment of the project had been carefully designed to reduce the
number of houses that should be demolished.
The Federal Government said the proposed bridge will boost economic growth and enhance international trade.
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