Lagos-Ibadan road: Contractor to increase work pace

The contractors handling the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will make good use of the dry season by increasing the pace of construction work on the road, the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, has said.

Kuti told Punch correspondent on Friday that the contractor returned to site on January 7 and commenced construction at about January 10.

“We need to make effective use of this dry season, which is why we resumed early, we will try as much as possible to push for speed,” he said.

Kuti stated that the barricaded construction zones at Asese, Mowe and other parts of the road, which were opened to motorists in December, had been closed.

The PUNCH, January 19, 2019

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