March 14, (THEWILL) – The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), has announced the reopening of Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza after 18 months of tolling suspension.
According to the operators, tolling will commence on April 1, but commuters plying through the route would not pay for the first two weeks until April 15.
“Tolling will commence on 1st April 2022, but commuters plying the corridor will not have to pay any toll for the first two weeks until 15th April 2022 as this period would be toll-free to all motorists plying the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge”, LCC said in an advertorial published in The Nation newspaper on Monday.
LCC’s Managing Director, Yomi Omomuwasan, said the company decided to resume its operations after “extensive consultations” with, and the support of key stakeholders including the residents associations, traditional rulers and community leaders, professional bodies, as well as the Lagos State Government.
“Tolling will commence on April 1, 2022 but commuters plying the corridor will not have to pay any toll for the first two weeks until 15th April, 2022 as this period would be toll-free to all motorists plying the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge.
“We have introduced new technology and innovations to make passages at the Toll Plaza seamless and faster for commuters. We are replacing old toll devices with upgraded ones for faster throughput at the Toll Plaza.
“The new devices have been configured to synchronise with the newly upgraded tolling systems and will improve functionality while enabling a better experience at the Toll Plaza”, said Omomuwasan
The devices, according to Omomuwasan, can be installed at any of LCC Customer Service Centres at the Admiralty Circle Toll Plaza, Conservation Toll Plaza or the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge.
They can also be delivered to customers preferred location, whilst the devices would only be installed on the vehicle by LCC’s authorised personnel.
The LCC suspended operations on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge and the Lekki Toll Plaza after Nigerian soldiers attacked unarmed protesters at the plaza on October 20, 2020.
The Lekki Toll Plaza was the ground zero for the protests against police brutality in October 2020. Similar protests were held in major Nigerian cities, including Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.
The protests at Lekki Toll Plaza were largely peaceful and orderly until the unarmed protesters were attacked by Nigerian soldiers on the evening of October 20, 2020.
A judicial panel set up by the Lagos State said the soldiers carried out a “massacre” at the toll plaza.
Apart from awarding monetary compensations to victims of police brutality and the October 20 attack, the panel recommended that “the Lekki Toll Plaza be made a memorial site for ENDSARS Protest: By renaming it to ‘ENDSARS TOLLGATE.”
It is also recommended that October 20 of every year be made a toll free day at the plaza.
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