The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi has said the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is finally scheduled to be completed by mid-September, many years after the reconstruction of the ever-busy highway commenced.
The minister made the statement on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, during a working visit to the sites of completed and ongoing Federal Government projects in the Lagos State.
Construction work is ongoing on the last stretch of both sides of the expressway after several missed deadlines.
The inspection tour started at outer Marina Road, in Victoria Island, a project constructed under the SUKUK financing option by the Federal Government.
He then moved to the newly rehabilitated Eko Bridge, then to Ijora Olopa, the Lagoon section of Eko Bridge and Apapa.
Umahi was briefed by officials of the ministry and contractors handling different projects on that axis.
As of the time of writing, the minister is also expected to inspect the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the reconstructed Apapa Oshodi expressway, the Deep Sea Ports, and other Federal Government projects on the Lagos and Ogun corridor.
According to the scorecard released by the Ministry of Works and Housing towards the end of the previous administration, a total of 8,352.94km of roads were constructed or rehabilitated. tween 2016 and 2022.
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