In December 2018, the Nigerian government, through the Lower Niger River Basin Authority, awarded a contract for the rehabilitation of the Ragada-Edo-Kpansnako road to Seven-West Contractor Limited at a contract sum of N114,373,735.25. In 2019, the government released over N60,000,000 amounting to about 55 per cent of the contract sum, to the company for the road which serves as a crucial link for the farming community and adjoining areas in the state.