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Lagos Announces Diversion As FG Commences Rehabilitation Of Major Highway

  • Lagos Announces Diversion As FG Commences Rehabilitation Of Major Highway

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government on Friday released a diversion plan amid an announcement by the Federal Government that rehabilitation of Ikorodu-Shagamu Road will start soon.

According to the rehabilitation schedule contained in the notification by Dr. Frederick Oladeinde, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, traffic inbound Itoikin from Sabo will be diverted due to the execution of works between Sabo and Oriwu.

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Explaining the traffic management plan, Oladeinde stated that motorists inbound Shagamu will be diverted to Itoikin-Ikorodu road to link Akasalori road and come out again on Ikorodu-Shagamu road by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) office.

The Transport Commissioner reiterated that the project will ease inter-state travel for motorists and reduce travel time. He assured that officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) will be on ground to manage traffic flow and minimize inconveniences.

Ikorodu–Shagamu road which starts from Ikorodu roundabout terminating at Isale-Oko, Sagamu, Ogun state, is an old alignment, and one of the busiest roads in the southwest zone. It was constructed in the 1960’s even before the construction of Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, and was a major route carrying traffic from Lagos towards the Northern parts of the country; until the commissioning of Lagos – Ibadan expressway in 1978.

This newspaper understands that a subsisting federal government contract for the rehabilitation of the Ikorodu – Shagamu road which was awarded on 5th June, 2018 with a completion period of 36 months with a value of N20, 845,336,248.20 is being executed by Messrs Arab Contractors O.A.O. Nigeria Limited has only attained 24.04% completion due to lack of funding.

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