Almost a year after the commencement of repair works on the Apapa-Wharf Road, residents of the area now has a reason to smile.
This is as a result of the announcement by the construction company handling the project disclosing that the road would be delivered by the end of July 2018. The road being constructed by AG Dangote, has “reached 75 percent completion and will be delivered by the end of this month”, the company has said.
Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, The Project Manager, Tunde Jimoh, said the two-kilometre concrete road had been configured with a thickness of 80 centimetres to withstand heavy vehicular movement in the area.
According to him; “The road is divided into four sections to ease traffic during construction. All outbound has been completed. Presently, we are on the inbound of sections one and four, which will be completed shortly.
“The inbound of sections two and three will be completed in July, while everything about the road will end by the end of the month. The project is about 75 percent now, the remaining 25 percent will be completed by the end of July.”
Jimoh stated that the project initially suffered a setback due to gas pipelines found on the construction path.
He added that: “Our focus is to finish the project with good quality work this month. As for longevity, the road will last for two generations.”
This development has garnered positive reactions from residents of the axis who have continually faced difficulties in accessing their homes as a result of the dilapidated road.
