The Edo Government has approved the rehabilitation of 91 roads across the three senatorial districts of the state immediately the rains stop.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure, Mr Ferguson Enabulele, who said this in a statement on Thursday in Benin, said the move was in fulfilment of government’s commitment to ensuring durable infrastructure to improve livelihoods and drive urbanization.
Enabulele said that the exercise would be undertaken in phases, noting that while the first phase would soon commence.
According to him, a list of more roads to be rehabilitated across the state is being compiled for the subsequent phases.
He noted that some of the roads designated for repairs in the first phase were in Oredo, Ikpoba Okha, Egor, Ovia North East and Uhunmwonde Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo South
“In Edo Central, roads in Esan West, Esan Central, Esan North East and Igueben LGAs will get a facelift, while in Edo North, the affected LGAs include Etsako West, Akoko Edo, Etsako East and Owan West.
“The total number of roads to be rehabilitated in this phase is 91, with 67 in Edo South; 11 in Edo North and 13 in Edo Central,” he said.
The road projects in Edo South, according to him, include construction of Ukpeigbivbiore street and the lane between 1st and 2nd East Circular Road; reconstruction and erosion control of Imuetinyan street, off Ihama Road, Benin City and construction of Austin street, off MTN Mast Road, Ugbor, Benin City.
Others included Jemila Road, Ikpoba Hill, off Benin-Agbor Road; Edo Street; Eweka-Osunde Street; failed portions of M.M. Way; Igun Street; Agho Street, off Ekehuan Road; Omosefe Street, off Okhoro Road; 2nd Junction, by Faith Motors and 1st Ugbor.
Also listed for reconstruction are, Eweka Street, off Siloko Road; Upper Oba Eweka/Ogbetuo/Federal Avenue, GRA; Ekae Market Road, Off Sapele Road; Ighile Street, Off Oba Ovonramen Street, Abuja Quarters, among others.
The roads in Edo North included Iyate-Oyagha Grammar School Road, Poly Campus 2 Road; Jattu-Iyuku Road, all in Etsako West LGA, and Federal Government Girls Road, Ibilo, Ajayi Momodu Road, in Akoko Edo LGA, among others.
The roads listed for rehabilitation in Edo Central, were, Oviasogie Street, Ekpoma; Cele Church Road, Ekpoma; Dova Road, Ekpoma; Aburimen Street, Ekpoma, all in Esan West LGA.
While in Esan Central, the roads are Ugbegun Palace Road, Ugbegun; Akho-Momodu Road; Ovienria Street, Irrua, among others.( NAN)
