The Ogun State government has approved reconstruction of 11 roads, spread across the three senatorial districts in the state.
The approval was part of the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held over the weekend by Governor Dapo Abiodun.
Notable among the roads is the 9.2 km-long Akute Bridge to Agbado (Lateef Jakande) Train Terminal/Pass/Agbado Bridge.
The construction of laybys and some adjoining roads was also approved along with the main contract.
Also approved for reconstruction are the Iperu Junction to Ilishan Roundabout (Gateway International Airport Road), which is 5.5 km long; Imasayi-Igan Okoto-Ayetoro Road Phase 2B (4 km); Imasayi (end of phase 1) to Igan Okoto, Phase 2A (3 km); and Gao Junction to Ibiade Road (3.8 km).
It would be recalled that Governor Abiodun, at the commissioning of the 3.12 km Oke Erinja to Erinja Road on Tuesday, had promised to extend the road reconstruction to Ilobi.
“The Ilobi and Oke-Erinja areas are among our food baskets in the state, and today, we have prioritised the construction of their roads.
“It was not intentional to stop the road at Oke-Erinja. I have often heard that the Erinja and Ilobi people are like Siamese twins, and I will not separate them.
“So, let me assure you, we will complete that road to Ilobi; we will ensure the road ends at Ilobi,” the governor had said.
Prince Abiodun also promised to award the contract to reconstruct the Sango-Ijoko-Akute road within one week.
This, he said, is to ensure that the axis is appropriately linked with a good network of roads. He added that his administration’s efforts on the Akute-Ajuwon, Alagbole-Ajuwon, Giwa-Oke-Aro, and Alagbole-Akute roads won’t be appreciated if the Sango-Ijoko-Akute road is not completed.
