The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has made true his promise to reconstruct failed roads across the state with the commencement of work on 109 roads in the three senatorial districts.

The contractors handling the projects were seen with their workers on site on Thursday when journalists went around Benin metropolis to inspect the road projects.

The workers were seen with their equipment on Ugbor-Amagba Road which covers 13.8 kilometres, according to the contractor.

Major reconstruction work is ongoing in parts of Government Reservation Area (GRA) in Benin City, including Boundary Road, as residents expressed appreciation to the Governor Obaseki-led administration for taking advantage of the dry days to fix the roads.

Speaking to journalists at Etete Junction on Adesuwa Road, Assistant Supervisor, Heartland Nigeria Limited, Charles Erua, said they are rehabilitating failed portions of Etete Road.

Erua explained that "after fixing this part of the road our men will move to 1st and 2nd Ugbor as well as other roads in the axis.”

It was gathered that the 109 roads have been grouped into axis; New Benin, GRA, Sokponba, Okhoro, Medical, Agbor Road and Upper Sokponba, Ekenhuan, Siluko and Agbor Road in Edo South Senatorial District.

Others are in Edo Central and Edo North senatorial districts.

Recall that the state government carried out a major audit of bad roads in the state recently, to update the existing data on the conditions of all roads in the state.


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Workers on Etete Junction by Adesuwa Road, in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday, November 15, 2018.

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Ongoing road reconstruction work along Ugbor-Amagba Road in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday, November 15, 2018.

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Ongoing road reconstruction work along Boundary Road in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday, November 15, 2018.

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Ongoing road reconstruction on Ugbor Road in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday, November 15, 2018.

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This is maintenance not reconstruction. Why are our politicians this wicked.
Rebuild these roads and let citizens enjoy your leadership.
This paint job won't survive the dry weather of harmattan.
Next year again we would start sourcing funds to do it all over again

Election is at hand...

Any construction or maintenance in Edo state without drainage is a waste of resources................ Mumu work

Very low quality job...One serious rainfall can wash the entire street away.

But still half loaf is better than none.

Good job Mr Obaseki

Chai which kin suffering be this
He no see the type of road umahi dey build for Ebonyi state

Is this not the same state oshomole claimed he made look like london. Hope they can't blame PDP again for the rot in that state

APC the government of the masses

This is a stupid post. There are thousands of roads currently under construction as the election year draw near.
After elections they are abandoned, so post when they are fully constructed.

My governor..... Great guy.

fake governor with fake projects

patch patch
abegi

Ok

Nice work Obaseki. You've really done well.
Please do the same for Esan land as well.

109 roads Indeed. The roads been constructed aren't even up to 20 so abeg enough with the propaganda. There are no roads in ugbowo all the road construction been done are all in town. In other news since October 1st there has been no light in Benin, sad stuff

Too many negative comments. A lot of haters on here.
When it comes to Edo, even when its positive news like this, other Nigerians will find something negative to say.
Nigerians from the other 35 states.. smh

Not until obaseki starts the reconstruction of Textile mill road,he should quietly hide his face.Apart from the Amagba road,which is a complete reconstruction,others mentioned in the report are mere patching of existing roads.

alphaconde:
Is this not the same state oshomole claimed he made look like london. Hope they can't blame PDP again for the rot in that state

so only one government can do everything in a state?

michlins:
This is maintenance not reconstruction. Why are our politicians this wicked.
Rebuild these roads and let citizens enjoy your leadership.
This paint job won't survive the dry weather of harmattan.
Next year again we would start sourcing funds to do it all over again

you took the words out of my mouth can u imagine