By CHIAZO OGBOLU

The Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) has created 3,941 new parking slots in key areas of the state to address traffic challenges.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known in a statement on Friday in Lagos.

The statement was signed by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Transportation.

Osiyemi explained that the initiative was part of the administration?s efforts to reduce indiscriminate parking and enhance vehicular movement across the state.

?The new parking facilities are designed to accommodate thousands of vehicles, providing residents with safer and more organised alternatives to roadside parking,? he said.

The commissioner emphasised that LASPA was established to regulate illegal parking, eliminate obstructions on roadways, deliver a world-class parking system, and promote voluntary compliance with the state?s parking policy.

He noted that the government had zoned the state?s parking scheme into five key areas: Ikeja, Ikoyi, Lekki, Victoria Island, and Surulere.

He added that this strategic zoning was expected to streamline parking operations and minimise congestion caused by unauthorised parking practices.

?The state has installed 669 parking signages along major roads to guide motorists to designated parking zones, and the signage will contribute to a more structured and user-friendly parking system.

?Motorists are urged to utilise the designated parking spaces to avoid penalties, reaffirming government?s commitment to providing infrastructure and services that will enhance the quality of life for all residents of Lagos,? he said. (NAN)