Otedola Bridge Fire: LASG restricts tankers to designated trailer route, issues ultimatum
The Lagos State government has reacted to the tanker explosion that led to the death of several people on Otedola bridge on Thursday.
The state government said in a statement on Sunday that tankers have now been restricted to designated trailer route, and also gave 30-day ultimatum for articulated vehicles to obtain road worthiness certificate.
Mr. Ladi Lawanson, the Commissioner for Transportation, said the decision became necessary following preliminary investigations into Thursday’s incident which revealed a combination of vehicular defect and human errors.
“As an immediate response to the latest incident, the Lagos State Government hereby announces the following measures: Fuel tankers are hereby directed to ply the designated trailer route, that is, Apapa-Oworonshoki Expressway via Ogudu to Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,” Lawanson said.
“All tankers and containers coming into Lagos State from henceforth are directed to obtain the Ministry of Transportation Certificate of Road Worthiness at any of or centres within the next 30 days, while new centres along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be established to quickly to cope with the expected demand for this service.”
He listed the 10 centres currently available to process the applications to include Berger, Ojodu; Odogunyan, Ikorodu; Agric/Ishawo Road, Ikorodu; Worksyard, PWD, Shogunle; NCI, Gbagada; VIS Yard, Oko-Afo, Badagry; VIS Yard, Ayobo-Ipaja; Test Centre, Badagry; VIS Yard, Epe; and VIS Yard, Oko-Oba Abattoir.
