The Akure-Ikere road dualisation project will be ready for inauguration by President Bola Tinubu in December.
The Federal Controller of Works in Ondo State, , stated this on Sunday in Akure.
Hussein said road covers 15-km Phase 1 linking Akure-Ita Ogbolu-Iju-Ikere, adding that the road project cost N19 billion, while the Phase 2 is expected to gulp N23 billion
He said was the policy of the ministry to always do projects in phases so that road users will have unhindered access to one lane while contractor starts work on the second lane.
“Phase one covers 15-km single carriageway from Akure to Ekiti State border with some gaps; a gap of 3-km in between. The length of the road from Akure to Ikere, Ekiti State boundary is 18.438-km.
“Now the phase 1 of this project is 15-km, meaning the Phase 1 is not expected to cover the whole stretch of 18-km, though we expect the contractor to complete these 18 km by December and for President Bola Tinubu to inaugurate it.
“So, that there will be a smooth unbroken traffic between Akure and Ikere before coming back to the other lane, which is the Phase 2.
“You know when we have a single carriageway and the road is dualised, the policy of the ministry is to construct one lane first; not to do both lanes simultaneously.
“This is to solve the problem of traffic first before you now think of constructing the other carriageway,” he explained.
