The Federal Ministry of Power, Works, and Housing has commenced repairs on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, with an examination of the road.
The Director, Federal Highways, Southwest, Mr. Olalekan Busari, said task has been divided into two sections, the first starts from Ile Zik in Lagos, for about 20 kilometres, while the second part is in Ogun State and covers 60 kilometres.
Busari said that though the repairs had suffered several setbacks in the past, the current administration is reviving it as part of efforts to deliver infrastructure advancement to Nigerians.
He confirmed that N22.387bn was awarded for a comprehensive renovation of the entire road, to be completed in two and half years.
The contractor, Julius Berger’s West Division Manager, Mr. Wolfgang Loesser, stated that it was beginning with repairs of bad portions of the road to ease congestion before the major repairs.
