By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City
There was difficulty plying the very bad portion of the Benin–Sapele–Warri near the bypass Thursday as road users and residents in the area took over the bad portion of the road as they protested the bad state of the road and seeming abandonment by both the federal and state government.
They said several petitions written to the state and federal governments have not been responded to positively.
Speaking to newsmen, a resident in the area who said he is the chairman of Sapele Road By-Pass Axis, Daniel Omorogbe said; “Some of our children can no longer go to school. Our cars are bad.
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Some motorists and commuters in the South-West zone of the country have commended the Federal Government for its strides in infrastructural development, particularly in the areas of road construction and rehabilitation.
In a survey conducted in states in the zone, comprising Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Kwara, the respondents lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to the provision of good roads to facilitate economic development for the country.
According to the respondents, a number of roads in different parts of the region are undergoing rehabilitation, while some new ones have been awarded and are being executed to ease movement of persons and products.
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Some motorists and commuters in the South-West zone of the country have commended the Federal Government for its strides in infrastructural development, particularly in the areas of road construction and rehabilitation.
In a survey conducted in states in the zone, comprising Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Kwara, the respondents lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to the provision of good roads to facilitate economic development for the country.
According to the respondents, a number of roads in different parts of the region are undergoing rehabilitation, while some new ones have been awarded and are being executed to ease movement of persons and products.
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April 17, 2021
The Federal Government on Saturday assured Lagos residents that section one of the ongoing reconstruction/rehabilitation of the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonsoki Expressway project would be completed within three weeks.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, who gave the assurance during a joint inspection with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), said section one of the road would be opened afterwards.
Popoola said that the rehabilitation works, which had been divided into four sections, were to ease port congestion and gridlock at the Apapa axis.
Newsmen report that section one spans from Liverpool Round through Creek Road to Beachland near Sunrise and is about 10 kms, while section two is 8.4 km and spans from Beachland to Cele Bus Stop.