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First-year 2nd Term: Sanwo-Olu Delivers 178km Roads, 2.6km Bridges, Says 253 Other Projects Are Ongoing
Lagos State Government says it has completed and commissioned 172 roads, translating to 177.93 kilometres.
Said there are 253 other projects, totalling 298km of roads, 2.5km of bridge and 3.13km, currently ongoing.
The Lagos State Government says it has completed completed and commissioned 172 roads, translating to 177.93 kilometres as part of efforts towards developing first-class infrastructure to support the State’s growing population.
In addition, the State Government said there are 253 other projects, totalling 298.22 kilometres of roads, 2.510 kilometre of bridge and 3.13 kilometre, that are currently ongoing in different parts of the State.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola made this known on Friday at the Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate the first year of the second term in office of the administration of Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Daramola, who expressed delight at some of the transformative infrastructural projects underway in Lagos, said these reflect the administration’s commitment to progress and development.
He noted that some of the projects are the 3.89km Ojota – Opebi Link Bridge and Approach Roads to provide a direct route between Opebi, Mende, Maryland, and Ojota and a 643m-long Abiola-Onijemo link road with a 135m-long bridge.
He said: “Infrastructural development remains a critical development vehicle for realising the Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration’s T.H.E.M.E.S Plus Agenda and the Greater Lagos vision of Africa’s model smart city, hence the delivery of new road projects, massive upgrading and rehabilitation of existing roads and construction of new bridges that have brought succour to the people and helped in delivering dividend of democracy to the citizenry”.
“Other ongoing road projects include Babafemi Dada with Bridge-Yinka Folarin-Jamiu Lawal-Shalom Academy Road Network in Alimosho Local Government Area – a 1.57Km semi-rigid pavement road with 250m long Deck on Pile (DOP) that replaces the former wooden bridge (Idowu Egba Bridge) and will provide a shorter route for motorists connecting LASU-IBA road (Idowu Egba bus stop) with Candos road (Academy bus stop) in Baruwa community;
“Upgrading of Old Ojo road, Amuwo Odofin into a dual carriageway with a total length of 7km running parallel to Lagos Badagry Expressway from Irede Junction to Maza Maza, being executed as Continuous Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP) in two phases to serve as a strategic bypass to the Lagos-Badagry Expressway for motorists from Ajeromi-Ifelodun through Kirikiri town, linking Ojo Local Government via Irede Road (Abule Oshun); and Eti-Osa – Lekki – Epe Expressway, which traverses Abraham Adesanya Intersection to Epe T-Junction with a total length of 47.88 Km”, he added.
