NIESV Lagos Branch Commissions Real Estate Library The Lagos State Branch of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers NIESV, has commissioned its Library, which is situated at the Branch’s Secretariat in Alausa CBD, Ikeja Lagos. While commissioning the Library, former NIESV BOT Chairman and new Chairman of Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria ESVARBON, Gersh Henshaw, said the Lagos State Branch achieved another great feat in its history of many firsts. He described the Library as a beautiful and conducive place for research and knowledge acquisition. According to him, "I am very happy to be part of this event today. This library will now become a resource centre for estate surveyors and valuers in Lagos. This is very laudable. I commend the Branch Chairman and the Exco who made this project a reality. The Chairman of the Branch, Mr. Adedotun Bamigbola, a fellow of the institution, said the library would operate as both physical and virtual knowledge space for real estate practitioners who are members of the Branch. He said, "The NIESV Lagos State Branch Library is a project of high importance which has run through several Executive Committees of the Branch in the last eight years and so, we are happy that we are now able to make it come on stream just before the end of the current Executive Committee of the Branch. "The Library is built in partnership with Echostone Nigeria Limited, a housing development firm which is also trying to do something critical for real estate knowledge development. We are happy that this is a partnership that Vanguard, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 — 29 has worked and we are grateful to the company for partnering with us on the library project. "The Library will function as both physical and online library as we have computers activated with internet at the library and the library is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm just before the Secretary closes at 5pm." While noting that the library is now stocked with very relevant and contemporary books in Estate Management, Bamigbola said more books are still welcome at the library to fill up its many shelf cells. He urged students of Estate Management who are members of the Branch to make good use of the Library. "We want to implore members of the Branch and other stakeholders in the real estate sector to donate books to the library," he said. By Kingsley Adegboye Bridges in Lagos, particularly Apapa axis, are at a risk of collapse because of the weight of parked heavy-duty trucks on them. These bridges are under great stress from immobile articulated vehicles, a situation worsened by recurring gridlocks and the deplorable state of roads leading to ports and tank farms. An empty 20-feet container weighs 2,000 kilogrammes. A 40-feet container doubles the kilogrammes. With an average truck weighing about 14,000 kilogrammes, the total weight of 25 stationary trucks on a bridge for instance, could be around 450,000 kilogrammes. This is besides the weight of other vehicles. The implication is that the bridges in Apapa could be carrying several million kilogrammes of weight daily. Commenting on the situation, a structural engineer and former president, Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers NIStructE, Victor Oyenuga, said “It is not right for trucks and tankers to park on bridges because the bridges were not designed as parks for them. When ollowing its promise to F complete all inherited projects, and to also embark on new ones that will be the bedrock of the state's developmental agenda tagged T.H/E.M.E.S., Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu/ Obafemi Hamzat administration says it has completed the construction of 51 road projects with 43 ongoing across the state since its inception. Disclosing this at the 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing to present the score card of Governor Sanwo-Olu administration's 731 days in office, Special Adviser to the governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engr. (Mrs.) Aramide Adeyoye, said the number of roads delivered and ongoing, is in addition to over 23 public building infrastructure that the Office of Works is providing for the good people of Lagos state. The Special Adviser added that “For the records, it is pertinent to state that the roads selected for design, award, construction and execution are on the basis of improved connectivity, in sync Apapa bridges at risk of collapse over weight of parked heavy-duty trucks — Experts •One of the bridges in Apapa axis these vehicles are stationary on the bridges for a long time, they have negative impacts. with inter-modal transport system and urban regeneration plans of this administration. In this regard, I am happy to announce that the infrastructure roadmap for Lagos would be presented to the public before the end of this year”. She said in the last two years, the administration has continued with its aggressive campaign on delivery of roads and bridges, massive repair and rehabilitation of existing roads and construction of new road projects. According to Adeyoye, “The state government through the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has continued to deliberately invest in infrastructure as the development driver of the state economy and the Greater Lagos Vision, provide jobs for hundreds of our people as well as bring immediate impactful succour to commuters in the state. “Aside the continual intervention on repairs and maintenance of over 632 inner roads covering approximately 192 km across the state by our Agency, the Public Works These include deterioration, bridge-fatigue, damage or even collapse. Corporation, the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has also completed the construction of 51 road projects with 43 ongoing road projects across the three senatorial districts of the state. This is in addition to over 24 public building infrastructure that we are providing for the good people of Lagos state”. On continual intervention on maintenance/rehabilitation of inner roads, she said “The status of roads at inception of this administration was that most of our roads were in a deplorable condition due to high rate of usage and heavy rains. The metropolis was littered with potholes, nonfunctional drains and extensive level of dilapidation with the resultant effect of gridlocks, increase in travel time and unavoidable stress to the citizenry and commuting public. “Thus far, the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure and its Agency, Public Works Corporation have succeeded in the re-instatement of most of the roads that needed immediate intervention and have also aggressively “There is also the risk of fire outbreak. If any of the articulated vehicles catches addressed the bad state of road infrastructure. The Lagos State Public Works Corporation since inception of this administration to date, has intervened on a total of 632 roads, covering approximately 192 km assuming an average carriageway width of 7.3 metres”. The Special Adviser noted that the completed roads include 31 strategic network of roads in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area LCDA, construction of Aradagun- Imeke-Iworo-Ajido-Epeme Road Phase 2, reconstruction of Jide Oki/Ade Odederin/ Moshood Olugbana Streets in Eti Osa, Lagos-Ogun boundary road phase 2 in Agbado-Oke Odo LCDA, dual carriageway flyover at Pen Cinema in Agege LGA, Hospital Road in Badagry LGA, Ariyo (Mile <strong>10</strong>)-Ira- Muwo-Tedi-Abule Oshun Road alignment with reinforced concrete bridges and completion of Agboju-Trade Fair section of the Lagos- Badagry Expressway. Others are rehabilitation/ upgrading of Alhaji Akinwumi Street in Mushin, fire, there would be a chain reaction, which can cause severe damage to the bridge. Lagos completes 51 road projects in 2 years, 43 ongoing rehabilitation and upgrading of Fadipe/Odubanjo/ Eyiowuawi/Salami Streets in Somolu LGA, rehabilitation and upgrading of the six kilometre phase 1 of 11 kilometre-long Ijede Road, construction of Agric-Isawo Road in Ikorodu, rehabilitation and upgrading of Igbogbo- Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Igbe Road, Agric Access Road (Bamidele Kasali Street/Dosu Ekunrin Road) Egan Road section Phase 2B, construction of Samuel Ekundayo/Toga Road in Badagry LGA, rehabilitation of Oba Sekumade Road in Ikorodu LGA, construction of Ishefun- Camp Davies-Ijon Road network in Alimosho LGA, construction of access road with bridges to Oregun Amusement Recreation Park, construction of Egan-Ayobo link bridge in Igando-Ikotun LCDA, rehabilitation/upgrading of strategic arterial roads Phase 2 in Epe LGA. They also include rehabilitationof Ikorodu Road from Ojota interchange to 2nd pedestrian bridge, rehabilitation of Adeola Hopewell Street in Iru-Victoria Island LCDA and several others. We are sitting on a keg of gunpowder because the bridges are weakening by the day, as tankers, trucks and articulated vehicles park on them due to traffic congestion. “The load on these bridges, not originally designed to host heavy static vehicles, and a lack of consistent and thorough maintenance could spell tragedy”. The past president of NIStructE who noted that bridges are designed for movement of goods and services said, “So, as structural engineers, we condemn this indiscriminate parking of trucks and tankers on bridges. It is not advisable, and we urge the government to address the issue. “Something should be done to stop it very fast because of the negative effect on the infrastructure and possible disaster in the event of a collapse”. Also commenting on the situation, past president of NIStructE, Dr. Samuel Ilugbekhai, said the state of the bridges is one of gross structural abuse, stressing that they were not designed to bear enormous weight from static trailers and tankers, and warned that their life spans could be shortened. Urging government to put more effort into solving the problem, he noted the difference between buildings that house car parks and bridges. While multi-storey parks are designed for the specific purpose, bridges are intended to carry transitional loads within seconds. “They are not designed to retain loads for one hour, two hours, days or weeks,” Ilugbekhai said. Effort to reach Federal Controller of Works in Lagos state, Engr. Olukayode Popoola, for his comment was not fruitful as according to him, he was in a meeting with his boss, and will get back. Our investigation has revealed that previous attempts by the Federal Government and Lagos State authorities to curtail the problem have proved abortive. The office of the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, has on several occasions given ultimatums to truck drivers or even deployed force, to no avail.
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