“Most of the diversion periods have been on the average 90 days, but the September 2 diversion is expected to be about 120 days or 16 weeks.” Nigeria
, commence rehabilitation work on a section of the major carriageway. The ever-busy expressway has suffered serious neglect over the years as little efforts were made to update the facility to meet the demands of about 250, 000 vehicles going in and out of Lagos, servicing the North, East and South South states on daily basis.
The Guardian learnt that the section scheduled to be worked on, is from Berger Bus Stop, to Ogun River Bridge, otherwise known as Kara Bridge, close to Kara Cattle Market. The affected section has already been demarcated in readiness for tomorrow’s closure, baring any other issue that might warrant postponement.
The contract was thereafter awarded to Julius Berger Plc., and RCC in the sum of N167b, and was to accommodate the two sections of the expressway .The project was inherited by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, and despite huge sums budgeted so far spent, the road is currently not near completion.
A motorist, Orimolade Aderibigbe said the closure would seriously hamper free flow of traffic, urging road users to brace up for the four-month long agony.A civil servant, Jelili Olakunle, who resides in Mowe, advised road users, especially public servants to map out strategies that would withstand challenges that the road closure would pose.
“Most of the diversion periods have been on the average 90 days, but the September 2 diversion is expected to be about 120 days or 16 weeks. No doubt it would impair traffic flow, but the FRSC assisted by sister traffic and emergency agencies would be visible so as to ameliorate the hardship that motorists may face since the carriageway is expected to narrow down…”
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