Julius Berger, the construction company handling the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, has stated that the traffic gridlock on the expressway will not ease up till November. The construction firm’s manager, West Division, Mr. Wolfgang Loesser, spoke to the press when he led his team on a courtesy visit to the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun. Leosser said the […]
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RESIDENTS, MOTORISTS LAMENT SLOW WORK PACE ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY
Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the slow pace of work and the demarcation of the expressway from the Warewa end of the long bridge, Ogun State, and the resultant gridlock. They lamented that Julius Berger Plc, the construction company working on the expressway, used dividers to block a major part of the bridge and worked sluggishly without caring […]
Continue reading »FRSC TO ENSURE SAFETY COMPLIANCE AT ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITES
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has applauded the Federal Government for resumption of work on Lagos-Ibadan expressway and other major roads across the country following the recent mobilization of the contractors, assuring that the Corps is determined to ensure that safety measures are observed in the construction areas. He said this would […]
Continue reading »80 KILLED ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY IN SIX MONTHS
At least 80 persons have been killed in different auto accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway between January and June 2016. The statistics were obtained from only the cases reported by our correspondents and confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), the Ogun State Police Command and other agencies.
Continue reading »FATAL TANKER EXPLOSION CAUSES GRIDLOCK ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY
Vehicular movement in and out of Lagos through the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway was yesterday halted for hours, following a fallen petrol tanker, which was gutted by fire around 11.05p.m. on Tuesday night at Kara-Ibafo end of the highway, a few metres from the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) camp. The situation was so chaotic that it forced the queue of […]
Continue reading »LAGOS-IBADAN GRIDLOCK: FRSC, OTHER TRAFFIC MANAGERS TO THE RESCUE
Following the lock down of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Monday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has deployed more men to rid the road of perennial gridlock. Mr Hyginus Omeje, Lagos State Sector Commander of FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that his men would work with other traffic management agencies and […]
Continue reading »SUNDAY TRAGEDY: LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY CRASH CLAIMS 19 LIVES
No fewer than 19 people have been reported dead in a multiple crash that occurred around midday on Sunday at the Fidiwo/Ajebo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident involved a fully loaded commercial bus, a fuel tanker and a Dangote truck. It was learnt that the tanker, which was travelling to Ibadan, Oyo State, had attempted to overtake the […]
Continue reading »OGUN STATE COMMENCES DEMOLITION OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON LAGOS-IBADAN ROAD
Ogun State government has started the demolition of shanties and illegal structures along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and other parts of the state. The State Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Adebola Adeife, who disclosed this in Abeokuta yesterday, said Government’s Taskforce, had during the week demolished over 120 illegal structures erected along the highway.
Continue reading »WORK RESUMES ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY NEXT WEEK –FASHOLA
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), says contractors will resume work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway next week. Fashola, who spoke at the inaugural Buharimeter Town Hall meeting in Abuja on Thursday, said contractors had abandoned several projects because the last administration owed them money.
Continue reading »DISASTER! 30 DIE AS SPEEDING TRAILER TUMBLES DOWN EXPRESSWAY
It was bloodbath on the highway when no fewer than 30 male passengers died in the Adeosun area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday after a trailer conveying them tumbled down the road. Over 50 other people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash, while two rams were killed. The accident occurred on the portion of the expressway which had […]
Continue reading »INFRASTRUCTURE BANK RESTATES COMMITMENT TO COMPLETION OF LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY
The Infrastructure Bank (TIB) has reassured motorists using the Lagos-Ibadan express road of speedy completion of the N167 billion road project. This was disclosed in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. The statement quoted the bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Kunle Oyinloye, as assuring motorists not to be despaired by the current […]
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