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The Federal Government, Monday, flagged off reconstruction works on Okokomaiko-Agbara end of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, disclosing that N3.6 billion has been released for the exercise.

The Managing Director, Federal Road Maintenance Authority, (FERMA), Mr. Nurudeen Rafindadi, who disclosed this at the flag-off ceremony added that due to the importance of the road, rehabilitation works would be completed on the 12 kilometer portion of the road in six months.

He stressed that the aim behind the project was to reduce travel time on the international road.

“And that was why the Federal Executive Council, FEC in May approved the documentations submitted for the rehabilitation of the road,” Rafindadi added.

He explained that aside the Federal Government, the Lagos State Government was also working on another section of the road; dividing it into three Lots for easy and smooth completion.

According to him, the three sections on the 70 kilometre Lagos-Badagry Expressway are from Eric Moore to Okokomaiko which is 20 kilometre, Okokomaiko to Agbara, which is the second section, is 12 kilometre and the third section is from Agbara to Seme, which is from 32 kilometre down.

“While the first is been handled by the state Government, the Federal Government through the ministry and FERMA are handling the second and third sections. The second section is where we will be embarking on rehabilitation works. And for the third section, the contract has been awarded and would be reconstructed.”

On the second section which is been rehabilitated, the Managing Director said: “I can assure the motorist that in the next six and 12 months, they will see a better road because the contractor (Wizchino Engineering Limited) is ready to commence the work.”

While assuring motorist of improved traffic management during the rehabilitation exercise, Rafindadi hinted that FERMA would engage the Lagos State Government and the Federal Ministry of works on traffic management.

He said: “There will always be arrangement for traffic management. We have been on the project before today. We have done a lot of works. What I can assure you is that during the construction, the traffic will not be hectic as it presently is.”


https://leadership.ng/2019/06/19/fg-flags-off-reconstruction-of-n3-6bn-lagos-badagry-expressway/

Good one

Thank God.

Hope the repairs won't be done on national dailies. We want actions.

Hmmm...

Are they rehabilitating or reconstructing.

I no trust FERMA and their civil service engineers jare

A total reconstruction by the likes of Julius Berger is what that road like most requires.

Believe this and you will believe anything.
Rehabilitation or Reconstruction.....

The most important road that needs work on it,is from under bridge to iyana-iba. How many people live in that axis,besides the road can still be managed. Okoko to agbara

Hope it will not be like the scam Ogoni-Cleanup of this govt.Nice development by the APC if not another political gimmick but abeg start from Miĺe-2 straight to Badagry with emphasis on the Under Bridge-Barracks-Iyana Oba-axis.

Very impressive if there is no kick back into some pockets

Bubu is actually trying to do something, I hope it is not another avenue for embezzlement

Madness!!! Why flagging off. You have flag off before when you said Dangote is constructiing the road. So another fund stealing avenue.

daddytime:
Hmmm...

Are they rehabilitating or reconstructing.

I no trust FERMA and their civil service engineers jare

They should reconstruct totally using a good construction company, not some ferma engineer that'll do a shoddy patch patch work...that road has gone beyond that

Racoon:
Nice development by the APC if not another political gimmick but abeg start from Miĺe-2 straight to Badagry with emphasis on the Under-Bridge-Barracks-Iyana Oba-axis.

You live there?

Ok

Ijawdefender:
The most important road that needs work on it,is from under bridge to iyana-iba. How many people live in that axis,besides the road can still be managed. Okoko to agbara

Oga,so you want them to leave Okoko the way it is or what?
Na waoh.......

Irrespective the importance of fixing from Abule-Ado down to iyana-iba...Okokomaiko isn't better abeg....

Kudos to the FG,if this contract isn't just on.paper...

Wonderful

Finally!! Phewww

Idera dey, good one... The only country I keep hearing 'Billions' and still in abject poverty.

Time will tell...

tunwumi:
Madness!!! Why flagging off. You have flag off before when you said Dangote is constructiing the road. So another fund stealing avenue.

Apapa OworonshokI is different from Badagry Expressway

Non stop development

This buhari go work well this 2nd term surely..if he continues like this,it's an automatic ticket for the next apc govt

Rehabilitation not construction. And that will cost 3.6 billion. How much will a newly constructed road be then?

jojomario:
Hope the repairs won't be done on national dailies. We want actions.

Oga you forgot we are no longer in PDP era.

Rubbish....they should give experience contractors the Job due to the state of the road from iyanu isashi to iyanu era...from federal government college to vexpa...na die

Good news to my family, friends n live ones that living along that axis. I prayed it won't be April fool promise/news

Long overdue. Many have started selling off their properties along that axis. No development because of the bad road.

With all the money in this country, na patching dem wan do.
Anyway half bread is better than full chinchin
Hallelujah

Construction or rehabilitation

That road needs fresh construction with same quality from mile 2 not any sort of patching potholes

Common 3.6B wey one Baba for senate dey pocket for a month,they come leave the road for long time