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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has disclosed that the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kano Expressways will be completed by the end of April 2023.
Fashola made the disclosure at the pre-inspection of the completed Loko-Oweto Bridge in Nasarawa State on Wednesday.
In his words, “I want to appeal to commuters on that road for continuous patience and understanding: it is a difficult project to execute because it is perhaps one of the busiest roads in the country.
“Building through 40,000 vehicular traffic daily is not an easy undertaking, we cannot shut down the road. So, we have to manage and divert traffic for the safety of those involved in the construction.
“So, I want to implore that forbearance continues because the deadline date we have for completion now is April 30 this month.
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“In about four weeks, 26 days, plus or minus, that road should also be fully completed, open to traffic from Lagos to Ibadan, and beyond the toll gate up to kilometre 116.”
According to the minister, what will be left is 9 kilometres from kilometres 17 to 27.
Fashola said the reason why that would be left was that Oyo State Government is constructing drainage across the road, adding that the drainage was necessary to help address the issue of excessive flooding and climate change in the state.
“We believe that it is better to wait for them to finish that project, and then complete the remaining nine kilometres, instead of building it now and then having them cut it up again,” he said.
(NAN)
