Ambode assures on early completion of Mile 2-Badagry Expressway, light rail project

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, last week, gave assurance that his administration would complete the Mile 2-Badagry Expressway in good time.
 
Ambode, though would not give a date, said the contractor would return to work immediately and have the backing of the government till work is completed.
 
The governor, during an inspection of the project, said the Mile 2 – Badagry Expressway is very important to the state, and as such it is a project that we must finish.
 
“It’s a project that I would like to be completed within the shortest possible time, so I’ll like to see greater work done on the road project itself,” he said
 
The Governor, in company of state officials, said the aim of the inspection was mainly to ensure that the contractor is well mobilised and understand that the project is a State’s priority.
 
On the rail project, he said: “We are going to mobilise immediately to see that what has been done from Mile 2 to National Theatre is continued to Marina within the next 12 months. 
 
“We should be able to put to use whatever has been done from Mile 2 to Marina. Immediately they commence work on the road project from Mile 2 towards Badagry, once we pass the aspect of Okokomaiko, we should be able to do the Blue Rail from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko.  
 
“What we expect is that, notwithstanding the rain or whatever, the immediate mobilisation should be done and then the contractor should also increase the pace of work and that’s what we’ll like to see and to let you know that whatever it is that are encumbrances to completing this project, we’re going to sit down to make sure that we alleviate the sufferings of our people and this project will definitely increase the economic activity along this corridor and that’s what the government intends to do.”