[size=14pt]Bi-Courtney starts work on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway[/size]
By Sesan Olufowobi
Tuesday, 28 Jun 2011


Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited on Monday said it was set to commence the complete the reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.


The assurance by the company came after a series of media reports on delay in commencement of work on the project two years after the concession was granted.


The company’s Head of Communications and Media Relations, Mr. Dipo Kehinde, in a statement, acknowledged the interest of the people in the state of the road and explained that the delay was due largely to the bureaucracy of having its design approved as required by the terms of the concession.


He said the concession, which is on Design-Build-Operate-Transfer basis, must get its design approved by the Federal Ministry of Works before work could commence, adding that the approval was only given on May 10, 2011 because of frequent changes of ministers.


Kehinde said, “Now that the final design has been approved, we are embarking on restoration work to ease the pains of motorists, and our men have moved out to start the basic things now.


“We have also secured the funds needed, though not from Nigeria. We are ready to start work full blast once the rainy season is over. As you know, there is no way you can build roads during the rains.”

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Story, story,

They say there is no way you can build roads during the raining season, what of countries where it rains every day, if they use prefabricated concrete, they should be able to build roads, they are just not ready to think, it is the same way of building roads that they are looking at.

Give them time now. They are working on the road unless Jonathan wants fire from ACN.

Please the story is a lie, Bi-Courtney has not raised any money and talks are at an advanced stage with GEJ from the new ACN governors of SW to revoke the contract. I have first-hand information on this project, Babalakin is holding the country to ransom and the SW governors are tired of excuses since 2009 May hence they came together and with the assistance of Sanussi Daggash (left to him alone would have revoked the contract last year) to give the road to a new contractor from China who has the capacity both in finance and technical know-how to do the job. Babalakin is a fraud and this road has terribly exposed him even his father Justice Bola Babalakin rtd. is compelling him to drop the contract for competent hands. All his lies in the press will no longer wash. Can't do road in rainy season? olodo so what is Berger doing mile 2 to Badagry? or Hitech doing in Lekki which is even a more difficult terrain? or Kopek doing in PH.