- The remaining three overpasses awaiting commissioning are located at Oyingbo, Mushin, and Ikeja.
- The government announced that the infrastructures are part of a larger plan by the Federal Ministry of Transportation for the construction of four more overpasses.
The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, officially opened the Yaba Overpass Bridge to the public today, Thursday, November 2 as a fulfillment of a recent promise.
The Yaba Overpass is one of four that the state government plans to open.
The remaining overpasses to be built are at Oyingbo, Mushin, and Ikeja.
These overpasses will be supplemented by four more being built by the Federal Ministry of Transportation.
The state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu arrived at about 12.20 p.m. and he was received by the deputy governor, Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat and the APC chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, who was represented by the deputy chairman.
The governor walked into the warm embrace of Lagosians who swarmed all over him, as he moved around to greet the many dignitaries on the ground.
Dignitaries on the ground are Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, represented by Hon. Ademola Kasumu, Transportation Commissioner Oluwaseun Osiyemi, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation Sola Giwa, royal fathers led by representatives of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, represented by Opeluwa Onido, Oba Bashiru Oloto, Oloto of Oyo, the Onisabe of Igbobi-Sabe, in Yaba, the Chairman of Yaba, LCDA Hon. Kayode Oniyale, who led other a league of council chairmen.
Also on the ground are the Former High Commissioner to Ghana, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, the Managing Directors of LAMATA, Engr Abimbola Akinajo and the Managing Director of Craneburg Construction, the contractor for the Yaba Overpass Bridge Gilbert Sassine as well as top functionaries of the government, as well as representatives of the University of Lagos and Yabatech.