Challenge Odo-Ona-Apata Road Will Be Completed In Dec – Oyo Govt

Oyo State government has assured road users that the Apata-Odo Ona-Challenge, a 12.5 kilometers road construction, will be completed by December, 2023.

The state’s Commissioner for public works and transport, Professor Dahud Kehinde Sangodoyin revealed this during an inspection to the ongoing projects in Ibadan embarked upon by the Inspection Team of the Ministry.

He said construction works on the road which has reached about 90 percent, saying what is left are the median, walkway, streetlight, and some area to cover with asphalt.

According to him, the inspection was focused on the work done so far since the last inspection in October, 2023, and to reconcile what has been discussed with the contractor, and the engineers on site, the quality of the job, and the time of delivery.

“We normally have a fixed time for the delivery of projects. When we came here in October, the contractor assured us that everything would be finished up on the carriageway by December, all things being equal.

“As it is now, they are going to make the delivery time on the carriageway in the third week in December. Some other road furniture that will be worked on is the street lights, traffic lights, and the removal of rubbles.

“We are going to make sure that the Ministry of Energy and the contractor will finalize the installation of the street lights.

“The contractor has done a good job. Where we are standing now is called Lay-by, and our projection is to accommodate the commuters; so that the vision for the road construction will not be derailed. This is what we are trying to do, that is to put it into use for commuters and passers-by”, he said.