The Federal Government (FG) has cited severe rain and traffic for the delay in finishing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation by the end of April.
Ademola Kuti, Director, Federal High Ways, South-West at the Ministry of Works and Housing, revealed this on a Sunday program.
After failing to reach the road project’s December 2022 schedule, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, established a revised completion date of April 30, 2023.
Kuti stated that the April deadline was missed due to rain and traffic.
“The earlier completion date of 30th of April which is today (Sunday), we were unable to meet that target because of some factors, majorly the heavy rain which we experienced since March and April and of course the unexpected heavy traffic,” he said.
He did, however, tell motorists on the route that FG is determined to complete the project but that he cannot provide a specific completion date because he cannot foresee the weather.
“So, as we move into the next month (May), we expect that the rain will still be heavy and it will be a bit difficult but what we want to assure motorists is that we are determined is determined to complete this project, we are fully on ground.
“As a matter of fact, we opened access in the OPIC axis, that is from the Kara Bridge to the Long Bridge and what is left is just about a kilometre as you enter Lagos and then maybe another two kilometres as you are leaving Lagos and we are fully determined with enough men on ground to achieve this,” Kuti stated.
