LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION DELAYED EXPLAINED BY NIGERIA GOVT.

The lock down of Abuja and Lagos via the presidential order has affected the construction industry in the nation. But with the lock down partial reduced, Construction activities is once again set to kick-off.

Director, Federal Highways, South West, Mr. Adedamola Kuti said Julius Berger would have resumed works on the expressway, but delayed due to some procedures. He explained that there will be serious works on site this week.

According to Kuti, “We are just looking at the best the way to restart works on the road. COVID -19 is a very dangerous, a situation, where even health workers have contacted it, those that are even trained. So every people just have to be careful but they have resumed.

Senior staff member who pleaded for anonymity while speaking to the media said there are government regulations on the resumption of works.

Meanwhile, a resident at Ibafo, who gave his name simply as Olaide said the company needs to know how to bring in the workers because the regulation gave an estimate of the number of workers that should be on-site at a given time.

Julius berger is in charge of construction the Lagos-Ibadan expressway at a construction cost of US$838,986,290(167 billion naira) with a tentative delivery date of 2021.

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