A total of five people were yesterday burnt beyond recognition as a result of a fatal auto crash in Onigari area, Ogun State, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Not wanting to be caught within the chaotic traffic situation witnessed by commuters and motorists on the Lagos- Ibadan expressway on Wednesday, many members of religious organisations wanting to go for one programme or the other this weekend may have shunned the axis.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it is on 24-hour standby with over 100 personnel deployed to ease traffic on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Julius Berger, a construction company, had on Monday announced partial closure of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to carry out reconstruction of Berger Bus Stop to Kara Cattle Market section of the road.

There was trepidation yesterday evening as residents of Ibafo and commuters plying the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway scampered for safety following an inferno ignited by a fallen petrol tanker on the road.

Three persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving a Toyota Sienna and a Mack tipper around Onigaari on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Motorists who are in a hurry to get to their destination on time have been asked to steer clear of the Berger to Ogun River section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway due to rehabilitation works that might slow down traffic along the routes.

As the Federal Government prepares for partial closure of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday for repair, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, says the project is still 40 per cent completed.

For the third time in 11 months, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will from tomorrow, September 2 be shut-down partially for four months, to enable the contractor, Julius Berger Plc.

The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) on Friday said six persons died while 24 others sustained injuries in an accident involving two commercial buses at Isara area of Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The Federal Government yesterday directed Julius Berger, the contractor handling the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to ensure timely completion of the Berger-Kara Section of the road by December 15, 2019.

The Federal Government has appealed for patience and understanding of road-users and residents along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, as massive repair work continues on the highway.

The disparity between constant budget proposals for roads and the sordid reality of federal roads in Nigeria is worrisome because it is a kink in the essential fabric of the nation’s critical...