Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola has
disclosed that his government has in less
than three years completed over 900
kilometers of both inter and intra city roads
across the 30 local government areas of the
state.
Governor Aregbesola revealed this at the flag off
ceremony of the construction of an Interchange
Bridge in Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Government
Area of the state that Osun would within the
shortest possible time boast of the best road
networks in the Nigeria.
The bridge, which connects those traveling on
the Ibadan-Ile-Ife Expressway with those
coming to Osun through Gbongan was named
after the former governor of the state, Chief
Adebisi Akande.
He held that good roads were critical to the
modern state, adding that physical
transportation of human and materials is
primarily by road in Osun.
Aregbesola pointed out that the record of
constructing 553 kilometres of roads in almost
eight years of PDP in Osun pales into
insignificance when compared with the 513
kilometres of high quality roads constructed in
24 months by the present ACN government in
the state.
He said: "Our assault on bad roads therefore is
massive. At the state level, work is ongoing at
different road projects and at varying stages of
completion. These are: rehabilitation of 21
Osogbo township roads, rehabilitation of 15
Ilesa township roads, rehabilitation of 14 Ede
township roads by direct labour".
"Twenty intercity roads totaling 319 kilometres,
13 intra-city roads, totalling 79.46 kilometres,
rehabilitation of select roads in six zones totaling
74.1 kilometres, eight roads inherited from past
administration totalling 144.29 kilometres,
dualisation of Osogbo-Kwara boundary road
totalling 43.37 kilometres and dualisation of
Gbongan-Orileowu-Ijebu Igbo Road," he added.
He stated further that his administration at the
beginning of this year commenced the
construction of 229 kilometres local government
roads spread across all the local governments in
the state.

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