Alagbole, Akute, Ajuwon Roads Added To Roads To Be Constructed In Phases By Ogun State Government

The Ogun State Executive Council has approved the construction of five additional roads across the State.

Ade Akinsanya, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, dropped the hint on Thursday during a press conference while giving an update on ongoing road constructions in the State.

The five additional roads are Alagbole-Ajuwon, Akute-Ajuwon, Toyin-Giwa Hercules road, Oke-Aro, all in Ifo Local Government Area in Ogun Central Senatorial District.

Others are Oke-Erinja and Erinja in Yewa South as well as Awokoya road in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area.

Akinsanya spoke on the readiness of the State Government to continue with the reconstruction of the remaining 17 kilometers Akute-Ijoko road, stating that it would be divided into two phases starting from Akute to Oke Aro where the issue of flooding would be addressed while the next phase starts from Oke Aro to Ijoko.

Giving an update on the Lagos-Ota-Sango-Abeokuta road, the Commissioner stated that contract for the reconstruction of the road was awarded on the 28 of March by the State Executive Council to Craneburg Construction Company which was accepted by the company in April, with necessasy administrative process still ongoing at the federal level, expressing the hope that they would 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.”