The Ogun State Government has approved 11 roads, spread across the three senatorial districts in the state, for reconstruction, notable among the roads include Akute Bridge to Agbado (Lateef Jakande) Train Terminal/Pass/Agbado Bridge, with a length of 9.2 kilometer
Penpushing reports that Governor Dapo Abiodun gave the approval which was part of the outcome of the State Executive Council the meeting held, with the construction of laybys and some adjoining roads also approved along with the main contract.
The others approved for reconstruction are the Iperu Junction to Ilishan Roundabout (Gateway International Airport Road), with a length of 5.5 kilometer; Imasayi-Igan Okoto-Ayetoro Road Phase 2B (4 kilometer); Imasayi (end of phase 1) to Igan Okoto, Phase 2A (3 kilometer); and Gao Junction to Ibiade Road (3.8 kilometer).
Penpushing further reports that others are Abeokuta Obalende-Ijebu Ode (2.75 kilometer); Osinubi New Road (Araromi Street) Ijebu Ode (1.1 kilometer); Tam Balogun, Ijebu Ode (0.85 kilometer); Federal College Road, Odogbolu (2.93 kilometer); General Hospital – Aferiku, Ipokia (2.8 kilometer); and Oke Erinja to Erinja to Ilobi Road, Phase 2 (1.7 kilometer).
The Governor, it is recalled at the commissioning of the 3.12-kilometer Oke Erinja to Erinja Road on Tuesday, had promised to extend the road reconstruction to Ilobi, which has been identified as one of food baskets in the state
‘The Ilobi and Oke-Erinja areas are among our food baskets in the state, and today we have prioritized the construction of their roads. It was not intentional to stop the road at Oke-Erinja. I have heard many times that the Erinja and Ilobi people are like Siamese twins, and I will not separate them. So, let me assure you, we will complete that road to Ilobi; we will ensure the road ends at Ilobi’, Abiodun was quoted saying.
Penpushing also reports that he equally promised to award the contract for the reconstruction of the Sango-Ijoko-Akute road within one week, this he explained is to ensure that the axis is properly linked with a good network of roads.
The Governor added that the efforts put in place by his administration on the Akute-Ajuwon, Alagbole-Ajuwon, Giwa-Oke-Aro, and the Alagbole-Akute roads won’t be appreciated if the Sango-Ijoko-Akute road is not completed.
‘We have not left behind our border communities. In the last two weeks, we have been going to Ifo Local Government several times because of the number of people that migrate between that local government and Lagos every day’, he stated.
The Sango-Ijoko-Akute road is a road we are soon going to award, possibly this week. It is quite a lengthy piece of road; that road is about 17 kilometers. It is a major arterial road that connects Ogun West to Ogun Central and, of course, to Lagos,” he added.
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