A month after Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo – Olu promised the completion of Lagos / Badagry expressway, construction work on the corridor got underway today with the flag off of the project.
The flag off of the much awaited 60 kilometer road from Eric Moore to Badagry according to the deputy governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat will block the gap of neglect and hardship suffered daily by residents living in that part of the metropolis, where traffic snarl, robbery and deaths have become a daily experience.
Dr .Hamzat who represented governor at the event said the Contractor; Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) was recalled to site to commence immediate work to bring relief to millions of Lagosians who live on the axis considered as an international route. The deputy governor said a section of the expressway from Agboju, a suburb of Lagos to trade fair complex will be completed before the end of the year while the other stretch to Badagry will be rehabilitated with palliative measures to make it motor able to the public.
