The Ogun State Government has approved the reconstruction of the Abule Egba-Abeokuta expressway and six other roads in the state.

The roads’ reconstruction was approved by the Ogun State Executive Council, presided over by Governor Dapo Abiodun.

The projects, according to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Kayode Akinmade, are the reconstruction of six roads, including the Abule Egba-Ota/Sango-Abeokuta expressway and the purchase of some equipment at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport.

Akinmade, on Saturday, March 30, 2024, disclosed that the council approved the reconstruction of the 5.5km Ode Remo Junction to Sapade (phase 3), the rehabilitation of Ayepe Junction to Mayflower in Ikenne Local Government and the reconstruction of Adesan Street, off Mowe-Ofada Road in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.

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Others include the structural adjustment for the 19.2km Atan-Lusada-Agbara Road in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government and the construction of Hospital Road, Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

These, according to him, will ensure the provision of additional infrastructure in the course of constructing the road.

The purchase of some machinery and equipment at Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport at Ilishan Remo, he said, will allow 24-hour flight operations and facilitate quick take-off of the internationally acclaimed airport.

He added that approval has been given for palliative work to be carried out at the Iyana Ilogbo bus stop along the Abule Egba-Ota/Sango-Abeokuta expressway, following recent rainfall that led to flooding in the area.

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