Federal Government of Nigeria says it is set to begin the rehabilitation of the Lagos/Sango-Ota highway.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, says government is set to immediately commence the rehabilitation of failed portions of the Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta federal expressway.
The Minister announced this during a teleconference between the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and the minister’s team on Tuesday.
This followed an intervention by Governor Abiodun over the deplorable state of federal roads in the state.
The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, in an earlier statement said areas of immediate attention are the failed portions around Sango-Ota on the Lagos – Abeokuta express road and the Otta – Idiroko road.
Somorin noted that those portions of the federal roads have become an agony to motorists and commuters in the area.
The Minister, has, therefore, deployed a team of engineers from the Ministry to go to the aforementioned location on Thursday for preparatory assessment ahead of the rehabilitation works.
The meeting which was called by Governor Abiodun was also graced by the Minister; Managing Director, Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engr. Nurudeen Rafindadi; Director of Federal Highway (Construction and Rehabilitation), Engr Folorunso Esan; among others.
Governor Abiodun also used the medium to assure residents of the state that his administration will leave no stone unturned in his commitment to building and upgrading public infrastructure across the state.
