Ondo Votes N15b for Road Construction, Rehabilitation

• Ondo Votes N15b for Road Construction, Rehabilitation

Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has earmarked N15 billion for rehabilitation and construction of roads across the 18 local government areas of the state this year. Out of this amount, N3 billion is to be spent on the reconstruction of roads in the rural areas in other to ease transportation of farm produce to urban areas.

These formed part of the governor’s 2018 budget presentation at the state House of Assembly, who assured that his administration would embark on massive road rehabilitation, irrespective of whatever financial challenges facing the country.

“The first phase of the 1.2km Abusoro/Idanre road’s asphalt laying has since been completed and the second phase will commence very soon. We are currently working on several other road projects across the state like Sabomi Road, Ayeka-Irele (swamp section), internal road network at OSUSTECH; St. Joseph/Lisa Road, Idanre and the Iwaro-Oke-Oka-Epinmi-Isua Junction road,” Akeredolu said.

He assured that the government in the 2018 fiscal year, plans to rehabilitate and commence the construction of some strategic road projects across the three senatorial districts of the state, some of which include the Ikare township roads dual carriageway; completion of Owo township roads dual carriageway; rehabilitation of Ugbe Road; and the rehabilitation of selected roads in Ose local government area of the state.

Other road projects the government plans to execute include the Ipele township road; dualisation of ‘A’ Division-Hospital road-Olukayode Roundabout-Oke-Obere, Ijoka road; construction of Oke-Obere, Ijoka in Akure to Idanre; construction of Gaga community road, Akure; construction of Oke-Ogba community road, Akure; and construction of Court of Appeal Road, Akure.

Akeredolu urged the people of the state to support his administration by paying their taxes to enable the government execute all the planned projects successfully. Also listed for rehabilitation are selected roads in Bolorunduro; Igbara-Oke-Ibuji to Ondo/Ekiti State boundary; roads in Isarun, Ifedore Local Government; the Akure/Iju-Ita-Ogbolu to Ondo/Ekiti State boundary; selected roads in Ile-Oluji, while a fly-over bridge is to be constructed at Ore Junction.