The groaning by motorists plying Okokomaiko, Iyana-Iba, Ijanikin and Badagry along Lagos-Badagry expressway may soon come to an end as contractors and the Ministry of Works have intensified work on the road, many have described as a nightmare.
The road, which is ridden with pool-size potholes, has awful failed portions before and after Okokomaiko u-turn, Igbo-Elerin bus stop, Okoko bus stop, Ijanikin, Iyana-Isahi bus stop, Iyana Iba, Volks, and Barracks bus stop, before and after Trade Fair (under the bridge) on both sides, Abule-Osun and immediately after the newly constructed Alakija Bridge.
Aliero and his colleagues were at the quarry of the construction firms handling the job. They also had an on-the-spot inspection of work at Okokomaiko, Ijanikin, Agbara, Topo Badagry and Seme border areas, where the committee charged the contractors to be thorough and hasten up works so that road users could witness needed respite.
Deputy Manager of Lagos-Badagry Road Project of CGC Construction Nigeria Limited, Mr. Du Yunxiang, told newsmen that they are ready and willing to deliver the road on time. He however urged the Nigeria Customs Service to stop hindering movement of their tankers conveying diesel meant for the construction.
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