The dilapidated sections of the Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway are currently receiving palliative repairs from the Federal Government.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, inspected the progress of works on the about seven kilometers damaged portion of the road, on Monday.
Speaking at the inspection exercise, Kesha said that only the badly damaged sections would be attended to length of the entire road within the Lagos axis would be attended to.
“We are here to see the status of the road. You all know that this road has been bad for some time, and the ministry has been trying its best to work in conjunction with the concessionaire.
“ I have brought news men here before, and I have told them that why this road is the way it is now is because it has been concessioned, and you know there was a transition from the old government to the new government.
“We are trying to perfect the document, trying to see what the old government did to the concessionaire so that this new government can take it up from there, and then it looks as if it is taking all the time.
“The honourable minister has directed that we come here and do, at least, palliative works pending when the issues will be resolved,” she said.
The palliative works according to the controller, would involve filling drum holes, laying stone bases and applying a binding layer to ensure a smoother road surface within the next two weeks.
"We have drum holes here and not potholes, so we are going to fill all the drum holes.
“We are already putting boulders after which a stone base will be put on top of it.
“Then, we have a binding layer to bind all those elements of road together. Then, we will have a smooth riding surface in the next 14 days,’’ she noted.
She however reassured that the Federal Government is committed to providing relief to motorists and commuters plying the road.
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