The Nigerian Government has commenced the rehabilitation of the failed and deplorable sections on the Benin- Asaba highway, which is expected to be completed in next one week, a project being handled by the Federal Ministry of Works.
Penpushing reports that the Federal Controller of Works in Delta, Matthew Ogar, made this known, assuring that the bad road will be fixed promptly in view of the fact that they are causing gridlocks and untold hardship for motorists plying the route.
The Controller of Works, however, sympathised with the motorists plying the route, explaining that the road was actually on contract, recalling that the contractor started moving materials to the site on Tuesday.
” The contractor started the rehabilitation project from the Onitsha Head Bridge down to Alifekede, in Ika South Local Government of Delta, the boundary between Delta and Edo. The contractor has started work at Alifekede. At the time the contractor started work, the Asaba axis was in good condition.
“But it was during this rainy season that the Asaba section failed. And immediately we noticed the failure, I drew the attention of the contractor to it and palliative work was carried out on that failed portion,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that Ogar reiterated that the project’s total rehabilitation was supposed to take three years, adding that for now, the deplorable sections of the highway would be rehabilitated to ensure the free flow of traffic.
“What we are doing is to work on one side. When we are done with the first carriageway, we will move to the next one. The essence is to allow vehicles to ply on one lane while work is ongoing on the other lane. I can assure you that very soon the gridlocks will be a thing of the past’, Ogar added.
Penpushing also reports that, it is recalled that Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Charles Aniagwu, had earlier called on the federal government to urgently intervene on the failed portions of the road.
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