Lagos State government on Tuesday flagged off the continuation of the construction of the 10- lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway 10years after the commencement of the road. According to him, Lagos State is handling Eric Moore to Agboju while FERMA will do four-lane maintenance to Agbara, disclosing that the Federal Government had awarded Agbara to Seme as a six-lane highway. Hamzat assured that the state government would deploy Taskforce to clean up the area and ensure the free flow of traffic. The Lagos-Badagry project, which is approximated to 60km long from Eric Moore to Badagry, consist of two major intermodal transport scheme namely Lagos-Badagry Expressway project and Lagos Light Rail Mass TransitThe General Manager, Lagos Office of CCECC, Mr Bill Bian, earlier in his remarks, stated that the Corporation was a commitment to ensure that the project was completed on schedule. The Deputy Governor was accompanied by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Olujimi Hotonu; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Taiwo Salam; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Mr. Biodun Bamgboye; General Manager, CCECC Lagos; Mr. Bill Bian and six council chairmen.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 02, 2019 18:45 UTC