Abiodun commissions Wole Soyinka Prepare Station Highway, set to inaugurate 20 extra roads
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday commissioned the Laderin–Prof. Wole Soyinka Prepare Station Highway in Abeokuta, asserting plans to inaugurate 20 extra roads throughout the state as a part of actions marking Ogun State’s fiftieth anniversary.
Talking on the commissioning ceremony, the governor mentioned building work was progressing steadily on the Sagamu Interchange–Papalanto–Opele Highway, describing the 100-kilometre freeway as a crucial east-west connector throughout the state.
In line with Abiodun, the highway, when accomplished, will present motorists with another route, eliminating the necessity to move via Abeokuta earlier than accessing different elements of the nation, whereas additionally opening up the hall for elevated industrial actions.
“Let me share with you the largest secret of our reconstruction efforts proper now – the Ogun East-West Connector. This highway stretches from the Sagamu Interchange via Papalanto to Opele, masking about 100 kilometres,” the governor mentioned.
“We have now utterly closed off the highway for reconstruction. As we converse, between Sagamu Interchange and Papalanto, which is about 40 kilometres, we have now reconstructed roughly 25 kilometres utilizing strengthened concrete. When accomplished, vehicles and autos conveying items and providers from Ota, Ifo and Ewekoro will now not want to make use of the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway, as they will join on to Papalanto and entry the expressway.”
Governor Abiodun described the Prof. Wole Soyinka Prepare Station as a serious landmark linking Ogun State to Lagos, Oyo State and the northern elements of the nation, noting that the presence of 5 prepare stations within the state underscores Ogun’s strategic significance to Nigeria’s {economic} growth.
He defined that though entry roads weren’t initially offered when the rail line was constructed, his administration determined to rehabilitate the Laderin highway in keeping with its multimodal transportation agenda. He added that between 100,000 and 150,000 passengers, together with traders, commute every day between Ogun, Oyo and Lagos states.
The governor disclosed that the prepare station highway types a part of the over 1,600 kilometres of roads constructed throughout the state, including that one lane of the Atan–Lusada–Agbara Highway has been accomplished, whereas work has commenced on the second lane.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Akinsanya, represented by the Everlasting Secretary, Engr. Lateef Yusuf, mentioned the three-kilometre highway would supply entry to the MKO Abiola Commerce Truthful Complicated, Laderin, Lukosi and different surrounding communities, noting that it will ease motion and increase industrial actions.
A former member of the Home of Representatives and the Osi of Egbaland, Chief Bode Mustapha, recalled the deplorable state of the highway previously, saying its reconstruction, alongside different initiatives, has considerably benefited Ogun Central Senatorial District and Abeokuta beneath the Abiodun administration.
Additionally talking, the Chairman of the Articulate Motorbike Homeowners Affiliation of Nigeria within the state, Taofeek Sokoya, mentioned the highway was beforehand a no-go space because of its poor situation, as transporters prevented it. He recommended Governor Abiodun for rehabilitating the highway.