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The Ogun State Government has announced the commencement of tolling operations on the Epe-Mojoda-Ijebu-Ode Expressway from Monday, March 24, 2025, to ensure sustainable road maintenance, efficient operations, and enhanced road safety.
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It should be recalled that the 14.7km road had been in a poor state for many years, making it a dangerous and unsatisfactory route for commuters. The administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun rebuilt the road into a modern expressway with up-to-date facilities, including toll booths.
According to a statement yesterday by the Director-General, Office of the Public-Private Partnerships, Dapo Oduwole, the reason for not tolling the road immediately upon its opening for use, despite its Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement was predicated on the magnanimity of the governor and his resolve to make life comfortable for the people of the state.
The statement explained that the governor considered the expressway as a strategic corridor for economic activities between Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos and Ogun State; hence, the urgency for its completion.
Oduwole further stated that road users can comfortably ply the road without any hindrance, as necessary amenities were provided to make it one of the best in the country.
“Abiodun, upon assumption of office and in the course of designing an effective and efficient transport system that will boost the micro-economy of the state, discovered the economic importance of the Epe-Mojoda-Ijebu-Ode Expressway.
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