PROUD-IGBO:
I'm impressed with the work done so far. The first pic- is that Lagos too?

onyewec3: this is a world bank assisted project......if its state govt fund,
1 ..fashola would have been blowing hot.
2.does lagos have the necessary fund to execute this project(can lagos allocation build dis project)?
3.most state govt road are not contracted to big coys julius berger,CCECC ETC....if dere is any state road build by berger pls name one of dem?
4.fashola have neva been to this site(meaning he has no total control of the project.
5.lagos-badagry expressway is a federal road

[size=14pt]No collaboration with FG on Lagos-Badagry Expressway, says works commissioner[/size]
TUESDAY, 01 JANUARY 2013 CHUKA UROKO

[size=14pt]Lagos State government has said there is no collaboration between it and the Federal Government on the ongoing reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.[/size]

Olufemi Hamzat, the state’s commissioner for works and infrastructure, who gave this hint during an interactive session with property and infrastructure reporters in his office, adds, however, that the state is not against any collaboration with any government.

The commissioner, who was reacting to a report credited to the Mike Onolememen, minister of works, that the Federal Government was collaborating with Lagos State on the expressway, emphasises that the state is open to discussion for collaboration.

He discloses that the Federal Government owes the state about N51 billion it used to reconstruct and rehabilitate federal roads in the state, urging the Federal Government to pay this debt to enable the state carry on its infrastructure upgrade.

About three years ago, the Lagos State government embarked on the reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway from its current four-lane to 10 lanes with a light rail track expected to run from Okokomaiko to Lagos Island.

The commissioner explains that the vision of that project is to boost the state’s economy through inter-regional trade and commerce, hoping that the completion of the project would impact on the state positively.

He explains further that the seeming slow pace of work on the expressway is because the project is being technically managed, saying “a lot of work is being done on the expressway. We are relocating the pipelines and we are also to relocate about 42 electric poles.

“What is delaying the completion of Lot 1 of the project is the interface between the contractors on the road and the rail line, such that we have asked Julius Berger to slow down a bit.”

He hopes that when the state’s 2013 budget is passed by the House of Assembly, about N20 billion out of the N74 billion appropriated for his ministry might be used on the expressway.

Hamzat, however, debunks insinuations in some quarters that some areas of the state are favoured in terms of choice of roads construction and rehabilitation.

Reeling out the statistics of the number of roads awarded for reconstruction in the various local governments in the state, the commissioner discloses that Alimosho is leading, followed by Kosofe, Lagos Mainland, Ikorodu and Ikeja.

About 10,000 roads in the state out of which 183 have been awarded, he says, explaining that roads are constructed considering traffic bearing capacity of the area and interconnectivity of the roads.

“Our intension in 2013 is to complete all ongoing projects and that is a big challenge for us. We will award new ones but we are not going to be as aggressive as before,” he says.

The choice of asphalt as against cement is a trade off in terms of cost.

The commissioner uses the forum to explain the choice of foreign firms for roads construction in the state, saying, “Chinese, for instance, is becoming the biggest economy in the world.

They seem to have the resources such that as against their Nigerian counterparts who would collect 60 percent cost of the contract and do 60 percent of the work, the Chinese firms can collect 60 percent and deliver the project and wait for the 40 percent.”

In terms of quality of work done, he adds, “we have consultants who monitor the work that these contractors do,” stressing that those firms do good and quality roadwork.

onyewec3: this is a world bank assisted project......if its state govt fund,
1 ..fashola would have been blowing hot.
2.does lagos have the necessary fund to execute this project(can lagos allocation build dis project)?
3.most state govt road are not contracted to big coys julius berger,CCECC ETC....if dere is any state road build by berger pls name one of dem?
4.fashola have neva been to this site(meaning he has no total control of the project.
5.lagos-badagry expressway is a federal road

koruji: This is how you know who owns this project? By the name of the contractor? Are you a kid or just too much into the PDP B.S. to breath properly? When all the public evidence shows that Fashola is behind the project you are here talking crap

Educate yourself below:

Sincere 9gerian:
You'r right this time. The facts in this matter, in summary, are as follows:
1 the road is owned by FG
2 the road is being re-constructed entirely by the state govt
3 the pace of work is painfully slow
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/the-bitter-taste-of-lagos-badagry-expressway/129396/

Sincere 9gerian:
You'r right this time. The facts in this matter, in summary, are as follows:
1 the road is owned by FG
2 the road is being re-constructed entirely by the state govt
3 the pace of work is painfully slow
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/the-bitter-taste-of-lagos-badagry-expressway/129396/

Venchy:
Truly the pace at which the road construction is going is now having a Negative effect on the road users, very frustrating but i'm optimistic about the project.

PaulJohn1:
And this my brother is saying Fashola has done nothing to improve Lagos
https://www.nairaland.com/1084522/fashiola-done-nothing-improve-lagos

Eko O ni Baje o!!!

DisGuy:
update?