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•••We’ll Work Till The Last Day Of This Administration – Infrastructure Commissioner
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN,CON, has commenced the construction of the Onyearugbulem/Shagari/Irese flyover in furtherance of the infrastructural drive of his administration.
The flyover, when completed will be the first flyover in the state capital since the creation of Ondo State in 1976. It is also the second flyover constructed by the Akeredolu led-administrations, following the Ore Redemption Bridge.
Commissioner for infrastructure, Lands and Housing, Engr. Raimi Aminu who was at the project site for an inspection visit said the ongoing construction of the flyover and junction improvement project will address incessant carnages, facilitate the smooth flow of traffic, and eliminate the long queue of vehicles along the axis and add to aesthetic beauty of the area.
The commissioner assured that the project would be completed in less than 18 months.
He disclosed that the State Government has paid over N300m as compensation to about 57 claimants whose properties fell within the rights-of-way in order to give way for the project.
Aminu noted that the magnitude of compensation is the highest so far paid on any project by this government to property owners, adding that those who claimed government did not adequately compensate them are just economical with the truth.
He explained that the Land Use Act (1978) vested the ownership of lands in governments, hence the market value of any land is not considered according to the act. However, he said that it was expedient for government to consider appropriately the value of properties and developments affected.
The Commissioner explained that the construction of the flyover became imperative due to frequent loss of lives occasioned by incessant accidents and traffic gridlock along the road corridor.
Aminu particularly commended the state Governor Akeredolu for his unwavering commitment to infrastructural development across the state.
He assured that the Akeredolu’s administration would continue to execute projects and programmes that would make lives more meaningful to the people and residents of the state till the last day of the administration.
“This is the first flyover in Akure metropolis, the capital of Ondo State. It is a very significant step in the life of this state and represent a step in the right direction of enhancing the infrastructural development of our dear state.”
“It is in public domain that this junction is a very critical one and has recorded notable carnages which claimed lives of innocent citizens. The development over time had become worrisome and hence the directive of Mr. Governor to look for a permanent solution to the problem”
“After conduction various investigations, observations and census, we inferred that the most expedient solution to the traffic problem at the junction was to divest the traffic by introducing change in elevation and grades. This no doubt pointed us in the direction of the construct flyover bridge as a major intervention.
“You can observe the gridlocks every morning and evening being the peak periods In the morning when people are going to work, there is always a traffic gridlock but to control the traffic flow while not obstructing the free flow on the federal highway, we adopted the option to have a flyover here.
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