The contractor in charge of construction works on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Julius Berger has suspended works on the expressway to enable travellers plying the route to enjoy hassle-free movements to their various destinations in the country for the festive period.

The Director, Southwest Federal Ministry of Works, Adedamola Kuti, confirmed the development during a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Monday.

He said the barricades causing gridlock on the road would be removed, adding that the construction works would continue in January 2023.

Kuti said, “The issue is that this is the December period and our people are going to travel. So, we want to relax and work on the road so that people can go for their Christmas holiday.

“Normally, during the yuletide season, this is what we have been doing every year. We remove all barriers on the road so that people can have a seamless movement on the express.

“So, by December 15, 2022, or thereabouts, we are going to remove all barriers from the road, stop activities just to allow easy movement on the road during the Christmas period.”

Kuti explained that construction works on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway would end before the general elections, adding that workers would take advantage of the dry season to work at a fast pace.

He said, “Early in January, we will resume work, we are in dry season, so the work will be faster than what we used to have.

“All you should know is that all hands are on deck, work is still ongoing and we shall complete it in this dry season and I am sure specifically, all things being equal, before the end of February or early March, before the election or there about, we should be able to tidy things up.”

Kaycee9242:
That road construction no dy ever finish? Always under construction

mekestsa:
Failed Government

leksdigital:
This is good news, but I just feel Julius Berger is taking so long to finish this road and the annoying thing about it is, instead of them to focus on my side build it and then move. They they will do point A today, next week move to point E another week move to point E. Even though the quality of their work is good they also need to be more efficient and consider easy vehicular movements. They will just carry barricade and block everywhere. A 2 hour journey will become a 6 hour journey.

Lastly they should at least fix major portion before going on break.

Olowoeko11:
must you criticize everything? You guys don’t think ?

Adeolajude:
The longest and most tideous road ever constructed in the world...Lagos ibadan express road construction is cursed.

mekestsa:

Less than 150km road not completed in 13years? Is that too big a project for a so called oil-producing country?

You must be an APC supporter for this upside-down reasoning?

We produce more oil then Qatar but they complete 8 stadiums and other infrastructures within 10years

Shame

Treadway:
It won't be well with Julius Berger construction. Una dey mad. They had suspended that construction for at least 4months now. Dem no do any work, dem no remove the barricades. My people on the mowe-ibafo corridor face hell every single day, and this has been the case for over 6 months that those barricades have been put. People leave home 4am and get to Ikeja by 9am at the earliest, a journey that is only 15mins normally. Armed robberies have been happening on that long bridge portion of the road for the past 1month due to this same everyday gridlock. They suspended work citing funds unavailability, and knew the enormous traffic that it was causing everyday, SEBI una go remove the barricades until FG answer una, they just left it like that. It is Dec 15 they want to remove it, what about now now??!. They are very very mad!

virginchaser:


You too dey lie. Work is on going. It is very visible. If i didnt pass there now. I will follow you dey spread rumors.

mekestsa:

Less than 150km road not completed in 13years? Is that too big a project for a so called oil-producing country?

You must be an APC supporter for this upside-down reasoning?

We produce more oil then Qatar but they complete 8 stadiums and other infrastructures within 10years

Shame

leksdigital:
This is good news, but I just feel Julius Berger is taking so long to finish this road and the annoying thing about it is, instead of them to focus on my side build it and then move. They they will do point A today, next week move to point E another week move to point E. Even though the quality of their work is good they also need to be more efficient and consider easy vehicular movements. They will just carry barricade and block everywhere. A 2 hour journey will become a 6 hour journey.

Lastly they should at least fix major portion before going on break.

Olowoeko11:
when it’s comes to Lagos Ibadan express road PdP should just keep quiet from Obj down to Gej they did nothing on that road till Buhari Apc came on board now it’s almost completed and you capping rubbish. If PDP have done it during oil boom we won’t have any reason to still be working on it

ubox:

You produce more oil than Qatar but your population is almost 100 times theirs, so wrong analogy

Treadway:
you don't know crap about what you are saying. This comment shows that clearly. No worry, those who live there will tell you/me who is lying. The portion causing the gridlock is around Kara inward berger. The traffic starts at Ibafo, even as early as 4/4:30am and sometimes before Ibafo and goes all the way down to that kara/Berger.

Biodun556:
Good

Well-done Buhari

Tinubu for president