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FG team assesses Lagos-Sango-Ota road today ahead of repair

A team of engineers from the Federal Ministry of Works is now expected on Thursday to assess the Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta federal highway ahead of the rehabilitation work.

The Federal Government is set to commence the rehabilitation of failed portions of the highway.

Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, announced this on Tuesday during a teleconference between the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun and the minister’s team.

This followed an intervention by Governor Abiodun over the deplorable state of federal roads in that corridor.

In a statement, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, had said areas of immediate attention are the failed portions around Sango-Ota on the Lagos – Abeokuta express road and the Ota – Idiroko road.

According to him, those portions of the federal roads have become a nightmare to motorists and commuters.

Those at the meeting included Managing Director, Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Nurudeen Rafindadi; Director of Federal Highway (Construction and Rehabilitation), Folorunso Esan.

Governor Abiodun assured residents of the state that his administration of his commitment towards building and upgrading public infrastructure across the state.

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