Ogun Gov. Says Construction Works To Resume On Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured that construction works will soon commence on the dilapidated Lagos-Abeokuta ExpressWay.

Speaking on his behalf, precisely on July 18, 2024, during a press conference while giving an update on the ongoing road constructions in the State, the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, said, given a free hand, the rehabilitation work on the road would have been completed, but that the ever-busy Lagos-Ota-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway is a federal government project, which was the reason for the delay.

However, he said, the bureaucratic bottleneck stalled the joint efforts of the Ogun State government and its counterpart in Lagos State to take over the financing of the road in the interest of the commuting public.

Recounting the awful experience occasioned by the undue obstinacy of the Federal Government officials, Governor Abiodun narrated: “The Lagos-Sango- Abeokuta road is a federal government road and has been in a very bad shape for long. Because of the suffering our people pass through on the road, I and my counterpart in Lagos jointly wrote a letter, using a single letterhead to the Federal Executive Council, seeking for the transfer of that road for us to reconstruct.

“After waiting for a month without a reply, we wrote a reminder. That road was not handed over to us until the present federal government came on board. The contract for the road has since been awarded since May this year.”

The Commissioner, speaking further on the road, disclosed that the contract for the reconstruction had been awarded to Craneburg Construction Company(CCC) following the approval of the State Executive Council. Contingent upon the completion of administrative processes at the federal level, he expressed optimism that the contractor would soon move to the site.

He said: “The job will be done in phases beginning from Sango to Abeokuta with four gangs working at the same time. Though there is still some paperwork to be done, the governor decided to start the reconstruction of the road to relieve the people of the pain they go through on a daily basis.”