NIGERIA GOVERNOR FLAG-OFF RECONSTRUCTION OF ETI OSA-LEKKI-EPE EXPRESSWAY AFTER 40YEARS WAIT

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State in Nigeria has flag-off the first phase of the road project at a ceremony held at the Pan African University in Eleko, Ibeju Lekki area.

Despite the State facing the ongoing #ENDSARS protest which has dominated headline all throughout the state. The governor still had time to flag-off the reconstruction project.

The road was constructed in 1981 as a single carriageway, but underwent an upgrade to a two-lane carriageway in 2006. Meanwhile, the first phase which is expected to be completed in 20months time, will cover 18.75 kilometres, stretching from Eleko to T-Junction in Epe.

Speaking during the ceremony, Sanwo-Olu said Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe corridor was strategically important to the State’s economic prosperity, stressing that the completion of the project would further strengthen his administration’s commitment to inclusive development.

Quoting Sanwo-Olu, “Today, I am delighted to be at the historic flag-off of the rehabilitation and upgrading of this 40-year-old Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway. This effort will culminate in a three-lane dual carriageway reinforced concrete pavement road with a dedicatedlane in each direction for trucks and a rigid pavement to accommodate the envisaged axle loadings expected to ply the road when it is completed.”

The reconstruction was long over due as the road has became deplorable as a result of population growth and increased vehicular traffic.

Source: This Day

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