Lagos Suspends Toll On New Road
The Lagos State Government has suspended the collection of toll on the the Lekki Epe Expressway originally billed to start 3 January 2011.
According to a statement signed by Ayo Gbeleyi, Lagos State Public Private Partnership Office, the suspension is to enable the government to further engage with the concessionaire (Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC)) and the concerned stakeholders.
”In the intervening period, the government will work with LCC to ensure that the road works progress considerably and that Alternative Routes (in addition to the one at Toll Plaza 1 that has been fully upgraded), for which the Government has responsibility, are substantially completed. This would ensure that road users who desire not to pay tolls would have the option as well as the benefit of enjoying a significant part of the completed road sections. In addition, Government will be addressing the financial implications of this suspension with the concessionaires and their financiers to maintain the integrity and investor friendly posture of the State”, said the government.
There are pending legal suits against the collection of the toll.
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