The Ogun State Authorities has authorized the reconstruction of 11 roads throughout the three senatorial districts.
The approval, in an announcement on Sunday, was a part of the result of the State Government Council assembly held over the weekend, presided over by Governor Dapo Abiodun.
Notable among the many roads is the Akute Bridge to Agbado (Lateef Jakande) Prepare Terminal/Move/Agbado Bridge, with a size of 9.2 km.
The development of lay-bys and a few adjoining roads was additionally authorized together with the primary contract.
Additionally authorized for reconstruction are the Iperu Junction to Ilishan Roundabout (Gateway Worldwide Airport Highway), with a size of 5.5 km; Imasayi-Igan Okoto-Ayetoro Highway Part 2B (4 km); Imasayi (finish of section 1) to Igan Okoto, Part 2A (3 km); and Gao Junction to Ibiade Highway (3.8 km).
Others are Abeokuta Obalende-Ijebu Ode (2.75 km); Osinubi New Highway (Araromi Avenue) Ijebu Ode (1.1 km); Tam Balogun, Ijebu Ode (0.85 km); Federal Faculty Highway, Odogbolu (2.93 km); Normal Hospital-Aferiku, Ipokia (2.8 km); and Oke Erinja to Erinja to Ilobi Highway, Part 2 (1.7 km).
Abiodun, on the commissioning of the three.12 km Oke Erinja to Erinja Highway on Tuesday, had promised to increase the highway reconstruction to Ilobi.
The governor mentioned, “The Ilobi and Oke-Erinja areas are amongst our meals baskets within the state, and as we speak we now have prioritized the development of their roads.
“It was not intentional to cease the highway at Oke-Erinja. I’ve heard many instances that the Erinja and Ilobi persons are like Siamese twins, and I can’t separate them.
“So, let me guarantee you, we are going to full that highway to Ilobi; we are going to make sure the highway ends at Ilobi.”
Abiodun additionally promised to award the contract for the reconstruction of the Sango-Ijoko-Akute highway inside one week.
This, he mentioned, is to make sure that the axis is correctly linked with a very good community of roads, including that the efforts put in place by his administration on the Akute-Ajuwon, Alagbole-Ajuwon, Giwa-Oke-Aro, and the Alagbole-Akute roads gained’t be appreciated if the Sango-Ijoko-Akute highway will not be accomplished.
“We’ve not left behind our border communities. Within the final two weeks, we now have been going to Ifo Native Authorities a number of instances due to the variety of those who migrate between that native authorities and Lagos on daily basis.
“The Sango-Ijoko-Akute highway is a highway we’re quickly going to award, presumably this week. It’s fairly a prolonged piece of highway; that highway is about 17 kilometres. It’s a main arterial highway that connects Ogun West to Ogun Central and, in fact, to Lagos,” he added.
