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Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode
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The Lagos State
Government says it has started the “long awaited road project,” which will
connect the Agric area of Ikorodu to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway through the
Arepo area of Ogun State.
The
Punch report continues:
Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode, at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday on the road in the
Agric area of Ikorodu, requested support and cooperation of community leaders.
The
governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and
Cooperatives, Rotimi Ogunleye, said the government had also approved the
reconstruction of Igbe/Igbogbo/Bola Tinubu network of roads.
He
said, “The Agric-Isawo-Konu-Arepo Road will have a link bridge that will
connect the state to the Ogun State boundary, which will link the Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway.”
Ambode
said the road would be a dual carriageway, with lay-bys in some areas, adding
that the road would serve as another link to Sagamu.
The
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Temidayo Erinle,
said the first phase of the road construction would begin 400 metres from the
Ikorodu Road at Agric bus stop, with a total length of over seven kilometres.
He
said there would be 10 lay-bys and bus stops on the road, with traffic signalization
at necessary intersections along the corridor and street lighting, and
construction of drains to control storm water.
The
Majority Leader of the state House of Assembly, who also represents Ikorodu I
constituency, Sanai Agunbiade, commended the governor for opening up the
communities, adding that the construction of the road would ease traffic
movement along the corridor.
The Managing Director of Hitech Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling the project, Mr. Evan Becker, said the project would include four pedestrian bridges at strategic locations.
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