Friday, April 17, 2009


Work begins on 10-lane Lagos-Badagry highway
By Felix Kuye

ALL is now set to translate the dreams of a 10-lane Lagos-Badagry Highway and the Lekki-Ikoyi Road into realities by the Lagos State government with the presentation of cheques to the contractor, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.



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The cheques are meant for the Lekki-Ikoyi road project and the first phase of the 10-lane highway, which will begin from Eric Moore and end at Mile 2.

At the presentation of the cheques to representatives of Julius Berger at the state secretariat, Alausa, the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Rotimi Oyekan, said details of financial commitments to the project will soon be made public.

According to him, the execution of the contracts indicates the commitment of Governor Babatude Fashola's administration to renewal of infrastructure in Lagos State for the benefit of all.

Oyekan said: "The Lagos-Badagry Expressway was first constructed by the Lagos State government under the administration of Gen. Mobolaji Johnson, the first military administrator of the state. Since then, the road has suffered massive erosion of infrastructure and abuse of space.

"We are commitment to renewing the infrastructure with a 10-lane highway that will provide the basis for modern transportation for the people who live and work in that corridor. It will also provide access for people who are coming to Nigeria from many parts of the West African sub-region."

On the fate of those whose property were demolished as a result of the project, the commissioner said: "If we have wrongfully taken over the asset of any individual or group, the state government will pay. But it must be understood that the original right-of-way in that corridor is a minimum of 100 metres from one end of the road to the other. So, any structure that is obstructing that right-of-way obviously has no legal basis for being there. People who have valid claims can come forward and we will look at them, but I can say to you that the right-of-way for this particular road has been there from the time the road was first constructed. The alignment has always been there and that is what we have designed into."

On the light rail part of the project, Oyekan said the state government "is working hard to finalise that, and very soon, the state governor will make a pronouncement on the issue. But certainly, the light rail part of the contract will also be executed".

According to the commissioner, the contract was awarded to Julius Berger who constructed the road originally and knows the history of the road. He said the considerations for awarding the contract to Julius Berger by the state Tenders Board and the executive council were wide.
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OMO IBO:

i have no problem with this. infact i praise the guys behind this project.
but for how long are these guys going to ignore Niger Bridge and the roads that lead to the east?

OMO IBO:

pardon me, express roads or motorways are federal roads arent' they? shouldn't the FG be responsible for whatever happens to it?
or did Lagos State take it upon themselves?

ALL is now set to translate the dreams of a 10-lane Lagos-Badagry Highway and the Lekki-Ikoyi Road into realities by the Lagos State government with the presentation of cheques to the contractor, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.



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The cheques are meant for the Lekki-Ikoyi road project and the first phase of the 10-lane highway, which will begin from Eric Moore and end at Mile 2.

At the presentation of the cheques to representatives of Julius Berger at the state secretariat, Alausa, the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Rotimi Oyekan, said details of financial commitments to the project will soon be made public.

OMO IBO:

my apologies. i didnt bother reading the post as i thought the powers that be are at it again.
my apologies again.

OMO IBO:

my apologies. i didnt bother reading the post as i thought the powers that be are at it again.
my apologies again.

Tippy Top:

And we from the oil producing states would see these and marvel. How the f@ck did we allow our oil money to be squandered to build Lagos and Abuja?

Foolishness and stupidity

Tippy Top:

@ asha 80
Mind telling me what's stupid about my statement? Until you can produce your own oil > stfu.

blacksta:

nonsense as usual - Is oil the only way of generating income - I am sure u aware that lagos generates more than it monthly allocations from the FG

Kobojunkie:

Lagos State government now taking this on after we have been told, over and over now, that the same Lagos State CANNOT, I repeat, CANNOT rebuild any of the damaged Federal roads running through the state? If this is true, I would like to know what changed. How much is the state really investing in this? Is this really a State Project or the State handling it on behalf of the federal Government?

Mariory:

Extremely irrelevant and pointless. Send that question to the Lagos State government. The answers to your other questions are on the state government's website.

Mariory:

Extremely irrelevant and pointless. Send that question to the Lagos State government. The answers to your other questions are on the state government's website.