Motorists receive relief as reconstruction work begins on Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta expressway

 

 

Help is on the way for motorists travelling along the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta expressway, as contractor Craneburg has moved in to begin reconstruction work on the increasingly busy road.

The groundbreaking/tour of the reconstruction camp will take place on Friday, August 23. It will be performed by the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun.

Craneburg began mobilizing its equipment to the site 10 days ago to begin palliative measures in an effort to clear one side of the road while real work begins on the other side.

Palliative measures already completed on the road include Sango-Ota, Pakoto, Ifo, Ewekoro, Itori and Obada, with stone bases scattered along the scattered sections to make the journey less stressful while reconstruction work is underway.

The federal government-owned road has been in a deplorable state for over 20 years. It was finally handed over to the state government this year by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration after earlier efforts.

Governor Abiodun stressed that bureaucratic bottlenecks have stalled the reconstruction of the road.

Recalling the efforts made by the Ogun and Lagos state governments to take over and reconstruct the expressway, Abiodun said he and his Lagos state counterpart were frustrated by the delays of the Federal Government.

According to the governor, together with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Commission was again approached for the transfer of the road to the State, a request which was accepted.

He said: “The Abeokuta-Ota-Lagos road is a Federal Government road and has been in a bad state for a long time. Due to the suffering our people are enduring on the road, my counterpart in Lagos and I have jointly written a letter on a single letterhead to the Federal Executive Council, calling for the transfer of that road for reconstruction.

“After waiting a month without receiving a response, we wrote a reminder. That road was not delivered to us until the current federal government came on board.

“The contract for the road had already been awarded in May of this year.”

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