The Nigerian government says all palliative repairs on bad spots of Federal and state roads within Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu have been ongoing smoothly .
Mr Smart Okpi, federal controller of Works in Enugu, said requests had been made and approval granted for contractors handling various roads to effect repairs on failed spots/portions without further delays.
And that the project tagged ‘Ember Months Repairs’, started some few weeks ago with some bad spots of the single lane of Enugu-Abakaliki Road, which started from the New Market Roundabout, Enugu, being fixed.
“We also have ongoing work on bad spots on 9th Mile-Opi Road, 9th Mile-Nsukka-Obolloafor Road and 9th Mile-Amansea-Awka Old Road, being done by the contractors handling the various reconstructions of these roads.”
The Ministry of Works remained committed to making all Federal roads in Enugu State good and motorable to ensure ease of travel on the roads before, during and after the yuletide.
Enugu works commissioner Gerald Otiji said that Governor Peter Mbah had turned the state into a huge construction and reconstruction site, as the government had embarked on fixing all urban roads.
In Ebonyi, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) said it had launched ‘Operation Connect to your Destinations’ on the Abakaliki-Enugu highway as part of efforts to checkmate the deplorable condition of roads ahead of the yuletide.
Akinyemi Ojo, a maintenance engineer for the federal government in Ebonyi, said FERMA was committed to road repairs for expectant travellers as Christmas drew closer.
He listed some highways, including Abakaliki-Afikpo and Abakaliki-Ogoja-Cross River border.
Anambra portion of the dual carriage Enugu-Onitsha expressway has become a one-way movement following the construction of the Enugu bound lane between Onitsha and Immigration junction in Awka.
Checks in the area revealed that the Onitsha bound lane remains closed due to ongoing construction work and the total failure of some portions, which had degenerated due to gully erosion.
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