Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday ordered massive construction work on critical roads and highways across Lagos State beginning from Monday.
The contractors deployed for the project are included Julius Berger, Hitech, Arab Contractors, Metropolitan Construction, Slavabogu Construction, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), Rajaf Foundation Construction and RCF Nigeria Limited.
Mr Sanwo-Olu’s directive, according to a statement by his spokesman, Gboyega Akosile, followed the conclusion of a series of meetings with eight multi-national engineering firms, which began a few weeks back.
“After his final meeting with the contractors on Sunday, which lasted for about three hours, Sanwo-Olu declared the commencement of major construction work on the identified highways considered critical to the reduction of traffic congestion in the state,” the statement said. The governor said all the eight engineering firms had been given the mandate to immediately mobilise their equipment and commence major construction works on the identified roads.
“This afternoon, we have just concluded meeting with various reputable construction companies and all of them have been given the brief to immediately commence major construction work in various parts of the State. The exercise will begin tomorrow with palliative work on the selected roads, which are both on the Island and mainland divisions of the state. The contractors have been given the mandate to start mobilising their equipment to their respective sites without further delay,” the governor said. To complement the major construction work on the highway, Sanwo-Olu said Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) will be carrying out repairs of 116 inner roads across the state. This, he said, will be in addition to over 200 roads already rehabilitated by the corporation in the last three months.
Some of the critical highways and roads to be constructed include Ojota stretch of the Ikorodu Road, Motorways-Kudirat Abiola Way, Apogbon Highway, Babs Animashaun Road, Agric/Ishawo Road and Ijede Road in Ikorodu and Lekki-Epe Expressway from Abraham Adesanya to Eleko Junction.
There will also be massive re-construction work on a network of roads in Ikoyi, Ikeja GRA and Victoria Island, the government added.
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