The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos state, Engineer Adedamola Kuti,has disclosed that Section I of the newly reviewed N134.8 billion Lagos – Ibadan expressway will include construction of two toll gates, underpasses and fl yovers, Kuti, who disclosed this yesterday during the inspection tour by the Minister of State 11 for Power, Works and Housing, Surveyor Sulaiman Hassan Zarma, to the project site in Lagos state, assured that the original contract will be completed this year.
The project commenced in 2013 with an extended completion date set to July, 2018. Kuti listed the reviewed infrastructures to include four under passes, two flyovers, interchange to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and the toll gate plazas. According to him, the FEC recently approved the augmentation of the contract to N134.8bn from N70.7bn.
He said: “The augmentation came up as a result of additional works included to the project. When the original contract was conceived, so many other considerations were not included in the project. “So, with the augmentation government also extended the completion date to 48 months”.
The project, which commenced in Lagos through Shagamu interchange, has been signifi cantly completed. Responding, the minister assured that the project would be completed soon, stressing that the N105 billion Sukuk bond has guaranteed its attainment. He expressed excitement over the project, saying that it ought to be completed by December but for the additional infrastructure. “The road project has so far reduced travel time, save automobile life span and reduce road carnage.” Also speaking, Julius Berger, Division Manager, Lagos – Ibadan Expressway project, Wolfgang Loesser, said that the Section 1 of the ongoing project has attained 56 per cent completion and would be delivered in 48 months.
