The federal government has appealed for cooperation of road use7rs as the Mile 2 to Tin-Can Island section of the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonsoki Expressway project undergoes 72 hours partial closure for rehabilitation from Friday, December 6th.
The Director of Federal Highways, South West, Funso Adebiyi, made the appeal during an inspection of the road in Lagos. Adebiyi said heavy rainfall slowed down rehabilitation works on Apapa roads.
He said the federal government was committed to rehabilitation of roads across the nation, and the evidence was showing in massive construction after the rainy season. “We are here partly to facilitate this work and to continue the palliative work here,’’ he said.
Adebiyi said stakeholders, at a meeting on Thursday, reached an agreement to work in synergy toward freeing the highway for speedy rehabilitation of bad portions. The director said a 72-hour partial closure would begin, to ensure effective rehabilitation work on terrible portions causing hardship on the road.
“Because of the intensity of the palliative work we want to do, we agreed that for about 72 hours, we will restrict vehicles to this area.“And because we are sensitive to the plight of road users, we will allow petrol tankers to come and load because if they do not come to lift product for 72 hours, it will affect the general public,” he said.
He listed vehicles that can use the highway within the closure period to include tankers going to lift products, vehicles carrying construction materials to site and cars. Adebiyi explained that rapid strengthening cement was being used to ensure speedy construction and rehabilitation of the highway to ensure durability.
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