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Nov 4, 2017: \u201cHalt Toll-Gate Tariff Hike\u201d Lagos Govt.(@followlasg) Directs @LCCTollRoad @NigeriaNewsWeb via NigeriaNews.ca<\/p>\n
The Lagos State government has halted the proposed tariff hike on Lekki-Epe Expressway and Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge by the Lekki Concession Company, LCC.<\/p>\n
This is according to an official statement released by Steve Ayorinde, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy \u00a0on Friday.<\/p>\n
The statement said Lagos state government had directed the company to put the decision \u201con hold\u201d as the necessary consultations with stakeholders are yet to be concluded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile government recognises the need for periodic review of tariffs and any other levies appertaining to road infrastructure maintenance in the state, the public and critical stakeholders as the ultimate beneficiaries of such facilities must always be carried along at all times,\u201d Mr. Ayorinde said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, the proposed tarrif hike cannot be effected at this period in the interest of the public, while further consultations continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tariff, which was increased by between 20 and 90 per cent, had been billed to become effective on November 8. \u00a0According to the LCC, the new tariff for saloon cars at the Admiralty Circle Plaza (along the Lekki-Epe expressway) will be N200, from N120; sports utility vehicles will pay N400, from N300; while commercial buses, arguably the worst hit, will pay N150 from N80.<\/p>\n
At the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, saloon cars will pay N300, from N250; sports utility vehicles, mini vans, and light trucks N400, from N300.<\/p>\n
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Nov 4, 2017: \u201cHalt Toll-Gate Tariff Hike\u201d Lagos Govt.(@followlasg) Directs @LCCTollRoad @NigeriaNewsWeb via NigeriaNews.ca The Lagos State government has halted the proposed tariff hike on Lekki-Epe Expressway and Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge by the Lekki Concession Company, LCC. This is according to an official statement released by Steve Ayorinde, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy \u00a0on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n