The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Akinsanya announced on Thursday that the State Government had approved the construction of five new roads.
Adesanya made this known during the press conference which was held at the ministry inside the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
The five additional roads are Alagbole-Ajuwon, Akute-Ajuwon, Toyin- Giwahercules road, Oke-Aro, all in Ifo Local Government Area in Ogun Central Senatorial District.
Others include Oke-Erinja and Erinja in Yewa South as well as Awokoya road in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area.
Akinsanya discussed the State Government’s preparedness to proceed with the reconstruction of the remaining 17 kilometres of the Akute-Ijoko road, indicating that it would be done in two stages.
The first phase would begin from Akute to Oke Aro, where the flooding problem would be resolved, and the second phase would begin from Oke Aro to Ijoko.
Giving an update on the Lagos-Ota-Sango-Abeokuta Road, the commissioner revealed that the State Executive Council had awarded Craneburg Construction Company the contract for road reconstruction on March 28. The company accepted the contract in April, but the necessary administrative process at the federal level is still ongoing. The commissioner expressed optimism that the company would soon be move to site soon.
“The job will be done in phases beginning from Sango to Abeokuta with four gangs working at the same time. Though there are still some paperwork to be done, the governor decided to start the reconstruction of the road to relieve the people of the pain they go through on a daily basis.
“In addition to this being done by the State, the governor has facilitated more projects with the Federal Government. For example, the Laderin Train Station Road phase one. That project is into two phases, from Laderin to the train station with the channelisation of storm water to the drainages” he said.
He mentioned that the governor played a significant role in fourteen different ongoing projects across the state, one of which is the route from Ilisan Market to Babcock.
According to the commissioner, his ministry is collaborating with the federal government to repair 21 more roads across the state, starting with Ado Odo/Ota, Yewa North and South, and Abeokuta North and South.
Akinsanya said: “One of the key projects the governor has played a major role is in the reconstruction of Sango-Atan-Owode-Idi-Iroko road. That project is ongoing. The governor facilitated its commencement as the project has been on paper for so many years.
“We have two bridges along that road, and this will bring relief to the people, especially those at Oju-Ore and the roundabout where there is a major problem. That problem will resolve with a flyover at the location. Then, moving from there to Canaan Land, there will be another bridge, and the road will go all the way to the Idi-Iroko border.”
He said that the state’s roads were damaged because people dumped trash in drainage systems and built structures near streams, which led to flooding.
The Commissioner urged citizens to exercise patience as Government works to maintain the roads in excellent shape, telling the public that the Government is monitoring the state of the roads in every local government area and that criteria would be used to prioritise them.
