Lagos State government, yesterday, reaffirmed its commitment to complete the first phase of the reconstruction of Old Ojo Road in Amuwo-Odofin Local Council before the end of the year.
The Guardian learnt that the government decided to upgrade the road into dual carriageway to serve as a strategic by-pass for motorists from Kirikiri Area/Ajeromi Ifelodun to Ojo Local Council.
According to a statement attributed to the Office of Infrastructure, Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure (MoWI), Old Ojo Road, located in Oriade area of Amuwo Odofin Local Council, the project is a 7,650 metre single carriageway with dilapidated surfaced road with an average width of 10metres.
For convenience of delivery, the road, which is also parallel to Lagos-Badagry Expressway from Mazamaza to Trade Fair, was divided into two phases. The first phase with a length of 4,000 metres with average width of 15.2metres spanning from Irede Road to Oluti Bus Stop, was awarded to Messrs. CCECC Nigeria Limited with a stipulated completion period of 18 months. It also has 17 adjoining roads with each having a length of 10metres to be delivered in the contract.
According to the statement, the road project upon completion, aside complementing the Lagos Badagry expressway, will ease transportation of goods and services to jetties along the corridor is also expected to generate direct and indirect employment and will increase property value within the area.
The road project is expected to encourage additional industrial development in the zone and improve the socio-economic development of Amuwo Odofin Division.
The scope of work for the project include: acquisition of Right-of-Way (RoW), relocation of public utilities, including water pipes telecommunication facilities, electric poles and transformers, construction of reinforced concrete drains with concrete cover as walkway, provision of median barrier, provision of sand-cement stabilisation, provision of crushed stones as base course, provision of reinforced concrete rigid pavement, among others.
