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The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is scheduled for mid-September, years after reconstruction commenced on the ever-busy route. The minister made the statement on Tuesday during a visit to the sites of completed and ongoing Federal Government projects in the Lagos State. Construction work is ongoing on the […]
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, on Monday, announced the suspension of further work on the ongoing reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to reduce gridlock during the Sallah celebration. The announcement was made in a statement released by the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos Engr. (Mrs) Olukorede Kesha. According to the statement, construction works […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps has announced the diversion of traffic from linking the expressway at New Garage, outward Lagos State. The traffic agency said the diversion was in continuation of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday issued traffic advisory for travellers using the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to explore alternative way due to a road traffic crash along the route. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Kazeem said that crash involving a tanker occurred in […]
No fewer than seven persons were on Thursday burnt to ashes in an accident few metres away from Saapade bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that 18 passengers sustained various degree of injuries […]
Two persons have lost their lives in an auto crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. The unfortunate incident happened when a commercial bus plying one-way rammed into a trailer. The bus which was coming from Lagos inward Ogun State split into two after colliding with the trailer, killing two passengers on board. According to the Punch, […]
Three persons were confirmed dead on Friday while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a multiple accident at U-turn, by Total filling station, Ogere, on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer , Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe said that the accident occured […]
