LAGOS TO REMOVE 3 ROUNDABOUTS ON LEKKI-EPE EXPRESSWAY+TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF PEN CINEMA FLY OVER.{PHOTOS}.

                   The Lagos State Government today wednesday announced plans to activate multi-faceted projects designed to improve the standard of living in the State,among which is the commencement of construction of  a Fly-over Bridge in the popular Pen Cinema junction of the State.The Pen Cinema Fly-over is the third which the Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration in the State will be constructing after those of Abule-Egba and Ajah Roundabout.The State Government had also constructed a Pedestrian Bridge at the ever busy Berger Bus Stop along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to facilitate easy human and vehicular movement.Addressing a joint ministerial press briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa,the State Government also announced readiness to commence the deploymemt of 13,000 Closed Circuit Television {CCTV} Cameras,additional 6,000 street lighs and security sensors for surveillance and crime prevention across the State from October,2016.Commissioner for Information and Strategy,Mr Steve Ayorinde,who announced all the projects,said government is also set to decongest traffic along the Lekki-Epe Expressway through the removal of three roundabouts namely the 4h Roundabout {Elegushi}, 5th Roundabout {Jakande} and the 8th Roundabout {VGC}.He said the affected roundabouts would be replaced by the use of traffic lights,expansion of the roads and provision of dedicated turning lanes as well as additional lay-bys.While explaining the scope of the Pen Cinema Fly-over,the State's Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,Engr Ganiyu Johnson,said the government was pleased to announce the approval for the construction,which he said would be completed within 18 to 24 months,adding that the project would commence after the conclusion of the preliminary works.Johnson said the fly-over would be constructed from Oba Ogunji via Ijaiye Road into Agunbiade,adding that it would be 700meters long with some junction improvement at Pen Cinema.''We will expand Oba Ogunji Road and create barriers.The project will also accommodate a generous walkway similar to the Ikorodu Expressway and the bridge will have a free flow all the way to Agunbiade''.More photos below.