Home Metro FG Working To Decongest Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Metro

FG Working To Decongest Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Share
FG Working To Decongest Lagos-Ibadan Expressway | Daily Report Nigeria
Share

The federal government is working together with the Ogun state government to secure the right of way (RoW) in other to construct three bridges and an interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, said this during a highway inspection on Wednesday.

Mr. Fashola, who was welcomed by Governor Dapo Abiodun at the under-construction Lotto Bridge, said the highway supports over 40,000 vehicles every day, necessitating the development of more flyovers and interchanges.

Read Also: FG Borrowing To Uplift Living Standards of Nigerians – APC

Fashola said “We are trying to execute an interchange that will separate the main carriageway and give commuters a choice, especially those going to religious places to worship, those going to universities, and so on and so forth,”

“So that what used to cause the congestion is limited to the barest minimum if not totally eradicated when the road is finished. We now require additional land to build the interchange. That is why I called the governor.”

Mr. Fashola expressed his enthusiasm for the ongoing renovation and of the highway.

Mr. Abiodun stated that the Ogun government will grant the land mass needed to enable the project.

Also, Olukayode Popoola, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, provided the necessary measurements and dimensions for the bridges, interchange, and details of the number of structures and services on the bridges’ right-of-way, which would block the project if compensations were not paid.

He said that section one of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway project, from Ojota in Lagos to the Sagamu interchange, “has achieved 56 percent completion.”

 

Share

Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles
Ex-convict Arraigned 'For Hawking Naira Notes' In Lagos | Daily Report Nigeria
Metro

Ex-convict Arraigned ‘For Hawking Naira Notes’ In Lagos

A woman has been arraigned before a Lagos court for abusing the...

Girlfriend Poisons Cheating Boyfriend, Hides Body | Daily Report Nigeria
Metro

Girlfriend Poisons Cheating Boyfriend, Hides Body

A young lady has been arrested for murder in Port Harcourt. The...

EDO MASSACRE: Kaduna Police Arrest Officer Planning Revenge | Daily Report Nigeria
Metro

EDO MASSACRE: Kaduna Police Arrest Officer Planning Revenge

A northern police officer has bitten more than he can chew, as...

UPDATE: 14 Abducted Benue Link Passenger Rescued | Daily Report Nigeria
Metro

UPDATE: 14 Abducted Benue Link Passenger Rescued

Passengers abducted in Benue state have been rescued by the police force....