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any last minute hitch, tolling at the second toll plaza on the Lekki-Epe
Expressway corridor will commence on December 16, as motorists are expected to
pay their toll at the Conservation Plaza, situated along the Eti-Osa Lekki-Epe
Expressway between Chevron HQ and Oluwa Nisola House, Lekki Concession Company
(LCC) has said.
The Conservation Plaza, which corresponds
to the completed 9 km road section from Marwa Bus Stop to Ikota Bridge, has
been in operation since January this year. Road users, however, have so far not
been charged any toll for using that road section.
This, it was gathered, was to allow the
Lagos State Government more time to complete the construction of the 3.6 km
alternative route that provides a bypass around the Conservation Plaza, so that
road users not wishing to pay the tolls can exercise the option not to do so.
The Lagos State Government has now
completed the new alternative route, which can be accessed from the expressway
by turning into Chevron Drive from Chevron Roundabout, then turning right after
the Chevron HQ Complex, following the road running behind the Chevron HQ
Complex, past the Conservation Plaza, the Scintilla Events Centre, and through
Poroku Village, and eventually emerging back onto the expressway just before Oluwa
Nisola House.
Toll tariffs at the Conservation Plaza
will be the same as that of the Admiralty Circle Plaza located near the Oniru
Estate – N50 for motorcycles; N80 for authorised commercial danfo buses; N120
for saloon cars and tricycles; N150 for SUVs, minibuses, and pickup trucks;
N250 for light trucks and 2-axle buses; and N350 for heavy trucks and buses
with 2 or more heavy axles.
Road users will be able to immediately
reduce the standard toll tariffs that they pay by 5% and 10% if they opt to pay
using the SwiftPass Anonymous card and the eTag (including the accompanying
SwiftPass Plus card) respectively.
Users of the eTag also exclusively
benefit from the Frequent User Discount, which offers further discounts off the
tariffs (up to 70%) based on the number of times that the road user passes
through the toll plazas each month.
The eTag and the SwiftPass can be
obtained by registering for them at any of the LCC Customer Service Centres
located at the Admiralty Circle Plaza and the Conservation Plaza, or through
other outlets such as banks.
Approximately 16.5 km of the
rehabilitated and upgraded expressway has been completed to date, including the
construction of the new Falomo On-Ramp; expansion of ExxonMobil Bridge from 4
to 8 lanes; new roundabouts; new pedestrian overhead bridges; new drainage
systems; new underground service ducts; and new street lights and traffic
lights.
In addition to the routine operation and
maintenance of the new road infrastructure, LCC has promised to offer
complementary 24/7 convenience services, including breakdown recovery services,
customer service helpline, armed police security patrols, ambulance call-out,
traffic management support, and environmental management support.