Ten years after the Federal Government commenced the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the project is still a case of so near, yet so far. Nowadays, there is much hubbub on the highway...
Ten years after the Federal Government commenced the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the project is still a case of so near, yet so far. Nowadays, there is much hubbub on the highway, all in the name of reconstruction, but progress is insufferably sluggish. Inevitably, there is traffic bottleneck almost on a daily basis, particularly on the Lagos-Sagamu Interchange section. On Tuesday, this section was completely locked down for hours on end.
Law and order has broken down completely on the road. Brazenly, impatient motorists, some blaring sirens, drive against the traffic. Shockingly, the Federal Road Safety Corps and police officers are unable to enforce the law. Last Thursday, it was hellish. Movement became impossible after a truck overturned near the Mountain of Fire and Miracles camp. The attendant gridlock lasted for hours.
Initially, the Umaru Yar’Adua administration had raised hope about the project in 2009 when it entered into an N86.5 billion public-private partnership with Bi-Courtney to reconstruct the highway. But the project took off in fits and starts. When it became apparent that Bi-Courtney was stalling, Yar’Adua’s successor, Goodluck Jonathan, scrapped the contract in 2012. With fanfare, that impotent administration re-launched the reconstruction for N167 billion in 2013.
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