The Lagos State Government on Tuesday resumed the construction of the ten-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway ten years after its commencement.

Performing the flag-off, the Deputy Governor of the state, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, stated that the return to the road not only marks the fulfillment of a promise made during a recent visit on June 2, 2019, to the people of the State by the Sanwo-Olu Administration but is also designed to bring relief to commuters who experience hardship daily on the road.

Speaking at the site office of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), contractors to the project, the Deputy Governor noted that the Sanwo-Olu administration would honour all the promises made to Lagosians.

He further stated that the project covers specifically the Agboju to Trade Fair segment as well as the rehabilitation of the Eric Moore – Mile 2 stretch.

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Hamzat said, “We must obey the law, citizens co-operation is critical to what successes we will be able to record during this tenure. We must also monitor the project and report progress and observations to us.”

Hamzat further commended the co-operation of the Federal Government as both the State and Federal Agencies will be present along the road up to the Seme border.

He explained that Lagos State is handling Eric Moore to Agboju while FERMA will do four-lane maintenance to Agbara while the Federal Government has awarded Agbara to Seme as a six-lane Highway.

He said the State Government will deploy Taskforce to clean up the area and ensure a free flow of traffic.

It should be recalled that the notion to expand the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, a major gateway connecting Nigeria and other neighbouring West African countries was conceptualized in 2009 by the Babatunde Raji Fashola administration to ease traffic in the region and upgrade the infrastructure from four (4) lane into ten (10) lane dual carriage.

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Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/07/lagos-state-government-resumes.html

Promise kept...

See more photos of the construction here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/07/lagos-state-government-resumes.html

AutoReportNG:
Promise kept...

Until the Project is delivered, it is still a Promise Promised to be Kept

booscy:


Until the Project is delivered, it is still a Promise Promised to be Kept

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This is awesome.

Which stupid promise kept road that has been under construction for over 10yrs, it is now worse than it's former state. Lagosians on that route are suffering. This stupid government even when on to flag off what has been u/c for years

God would punish anybody that quotes me shouting afonja/ipod or apc/pdp is like you people don't won't to have sense. These old men are carefully sinking this nation while y'all internet keyboard warriors be shouting afonja/ipod

All product of jagaban school of politics are doing a wonderful job everywhere, watch out for Wale Edun as finance Minister

darfay:
Which stupid promise kept road that has been under construction for over 10yrs, it is now worse than it's former state. Lagosians on that route are suffering. This stupid government even when on to flag off what has been u/c for years

God would punish anybody that quotes me shouting afonja/ipod or apc/pdp is like you people don't won't to have sense. These old men are carefully sinking this nation while y'all internet keyboard warriors be shouting afonja/ipod

this one dey complain.... you for try pay visit to my state... I mean Delta state.... I leave the rest for u to ponder over....

Developmental stride in full swing. Lagos is always the lead.

Wat nonsense....only agboju to tradefair??

Even Eric Moore to mile 2/isn't that bad....is that the promise kept?


The bad areas are from trade fair to Badagry!!!!!

Eye service

Chinese companies are eagerly retiring Julius Berger in Nigeria Construction Projects

Nice one

Sanwo eko

It's a step in the right direction. But this Sanwo olu gra gra too much.
Imagine trying to arrest and seize bikes around mile2 tincan axis.. Why not wait till the roads are completed b4 enforcing okada ban there and some other unmotorable places.. When the road is good, The less reason to enter bike..

sucess001:
Wat nonsense....only agboju to tradefair??

Even Eric Moore to mile 2/isn't that bad....is that the promise kept?


The bad areas are from trade fair to Badagry!!!!!

u mean alakija to badagry

He further stated that the project covers specifically the Agboju to Trade Fair segment as well as the rehabilitation of the Eric Moore – Mile 2 stretch

That means commuters will continue to endure the very bad portions of the road from Trade Fair to Iyana Iba.

darfay:
Which stupid promise kept road that has been under construction for over 10yrs, it is now worse than it's former state. Lagosians on that route are suffering. This stupid government even when on to flag off what has been u/c for years

God would punish anybody that quotes me shouting afonja/ipod or apc/pdp is like you people don't won't to have sense. These old men are carefully sinking this nation while y'all internet keyboard warriors be shouting afonja/ipod

Why would they flag off reconstruction of a road that is under construction? Kai Nigerian politicians with eye service and paparazzi this road has been the biggest scam of all time it's already 11years and counting. An honest government would complete the project in 7years at worst. The painful part about this country is that the only time we had serious minded projects that were conceptualized and completed in due time and with good quality was during the military regimes. These politicians are just greedy and selfish. I would not be surprised that the contract cost would have been reviewed countless times during the years prior to now. Our problem is that we have wicked leaders and stupid followers in this country. Everyone here is screaming developmental strides and I keep asking which developmental strides are we talking about. It is so bad that the major infrastructures in Lagos that have stood the test of time are those built during the military regimes when Lagos was the capital territory of Nigeria and also the infrastructure built by Lateef Jakande, then save for the few by Fashola. Why is It that Lagosians are not asking the right questions from these APC politicians?

You are right because they bring in their funds most times,well funded by exim bank

Dottore:
Chinese companies are eagerly retiring Julius Berger in Nigeria Construction Projects

hannysur8:
All product of jagaban school of politics are doing a wonderful job everywhere, watch out for Wale Edun as finance Minister

The road that has been under construction for 10 years was abandoned by who? Products of Abacha's school of politics I guess?

It's so unfortunate we are having idiots as leaders and it's our collective error. How can a governor(Ambode) out of hatred for an individual (fashola) suffer millions of people and yet nobody can call him to order. The painful thing is that person still celebrate him. Sorry for us

AutoReportNG:
Promise kept...

Are you for real or just doing propaganda for your pay

obynzo:
Why would they flag off reconstruction of a road that is under construction? Kai Nigerian politicians with eye service and paparazzi this road has been the biggest scam of all time it's already 11years and counting. An honest government would complete the project in 7years at worst. The painful part about this country is that the only time we had serious minded projects that were conceptualized and completed in due time and with good quality was during the military regimes. These politicians are just greedy and selfish. I would not be surprised that the contract cost would have been reviewed countless times during the years prior to now. Our problem is that we have wicked leaders and stupid followers in this country. Everyone here is screaming developmental strides and I keep asking which developmental strides are we talking about. It is so bad that the major infrastructures in Lagos that have stood the test of time are those built during the military regimes when Lagos was the capital territory of Nigeria and also the infrastructure built by Lateef Jakande, then save for the few by Fashola. Why is It that Lagosians are not asking the right questions from these APC politicians?

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4ck all the governors that have ruled Lagos in the past 10 years since the road construction started.

I traveled that road as a student in the sorry state it was back then and it was under construction. I've since graduated, completed nysc and even worked for few years and just few weeks ago I traveled that road it is still under construction and in a more sorry state than it was when I last traveled the same Road. In fact some part of the road have potholes so big a whole truck will get stuck.

Now look at this new unserious government cutting ribbon not to commission the completion of the road but just to continue from where the past two governors stopped. Smh

I know it's a federal road and all, but what exactly did Ambode do for 4 years that he didn't even get the FG which is now being piloted by someone from the same party?

How many years exactly does it take to construct a motorable road gan sef?

Later we will say Lagos is moving forward under the progressives, the question is how?

Who did we offend in this country?

MVLOX:
this one dey complain.... you for try pay visit to my state... I mean Delta state.... I leave the rest for u to ponder over....

Why should he visit your state when he has the history of Awolowo, Mobolaji Johnson, Jakande to refer to
Do you inspire yourself by comparing with the worst people?
Please explain. Thanks.

kingololo:
It's so unfortunate we are having idiots as leaders and it's our collective error. How can a governor(Ambode) out of hatred for an individual (fashola) suffer millions of people and yet nobody can call him to order. The painful thing is that person still celebrate him. Sorry for us

He was voted out but it was people like you that are defending him when Lagosians no longer want him

flexyrule:
The road that has been under construction for 10 years was abandoned by who? Products of Abacha's school of politics I guess?

Reason why he was booted out of office, development that provokes some people..

darfay:
Which stupid promise kept road that has been under construction for over 10yrs, it is now worse than it's former state. Lagosians on that route are suffering. This stupid government even when on to flag off what has been u/c for years

God would punish anybody that quotes me shouting afonja/ipod or apc/pdp is like you people don't won't to have sense. These old men are carefully sinking this nation while y'all internet keyboard warriors be shouting afonja/ipod

It would not be bad if you head over to the Government house to Protest

Dottore:
Chinese companies are eagerly retiring Julius Berger in Nigeria Construction Projects

with sub standard construction better say we can't pay Julius Berger for standard roads

it appears this is a media jamboree.

MVLOX:


this one dey complain.... you for try pay visit to my state... I mean Delta state.... I leave the rest for u to ponder over....

Oga, mention the 'bad' Delta road you know.
Lagos - Badagry road will easily be voted the worst road in Nigeria today.