Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said that the newly constructed 384-capacity multi-level car park and facility building in Onikan would resolve perennial gridlock resulting from indiscriminate parking in the axis.
Sanwo-Olu, inaugurating the project, said additional event centres in the facility would also create jobs and boost economy of the area.
He said that the project, which began in June 2013, was in line with his administration's resolve to complete all inherited projects, based on his THEMES agenda which has traffic as a first pillar.
The governor said the project site used to be a dumpsite, but his administration had converted the land into a viable economic boosting edifice to positively impact the lives and livelihood of Lagos residents.
"This is a major standpoint of our administration, as traffic management is a major driver of our economy.
"Lagos Island could be modestly referenced as one of the largest commercial corridors in the state.
"There is therefore, a corresponding increase in commuting, especially, high volume of vehicular traffic including social activities, culminating in traffic gridlock and pressure along this corridor.
"This Multi-Level Facility Building will service the stadium and other primary social centres such as Island Club, Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, King George V Park, Police Command Recreational Centre as well as other facilities in the neighbourhood and fix the parking requirements generated by these centres," he said.
Sanwo-Olu said the edifice had the capacity to accommodate 384 cars on five suspended floors, with offices for tickets and restrooms on each floor in addition to the event centres and other facilities.
He said the automated multilevel facility was conceived in 2013 to service the primary social centres in the neighbourhood with parking needs, adding that, his administration would continue to leverage technology to boost infrastructure.
"Undoubtedly, this infrastructure will bring to Lagos Island axis great improvements, it will serve the purpose of reducing indiscriminate parking and greatly resolve traffic gridlocks, and that is moving towards the Smart Megacity of our dream; a Lagos where no one is slowed down and where we all succeed together," he said.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, said the scope of works for the project include five car parking floors with a capacity for 384 vehicles, with offices for tickets and rest rooms on each floor.
Adeyoye said that the sixth floor is a multi-purpose mixed use consisting of Club House having two banquet rooms, with sitting capacity of 800 and 600 persons each.
Others, according to the Special Adviser, are a water treatment plant, elevators and staircases for smooth pedestrian movement, fire alarm systems, CCTV, data network and power.
"It will also reduce traffic congestion, enhance safety and security along the corridor, and of course provide aesthetically pleasing environment.
"More importantly, this project will complement all our efforts around the Tourism infrastructure within the precinct of Onikan," she said.
She said facility managers had been engaged for effective maintenance, while commending the contractor that handled the project, Messrs DKR Associates.