Cross Section of the Completed Section of the Kara End to Berger Bus Stop of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway . INSET:  Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Engr. Adedamola Kuti (2nd right), flanked by a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Works and Housing, Engr. Kayode Ibrahim and others while speaking with Journalists shortly after the Final Inspection of the Completed Section of the Kara End to Berger Bus Stop of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway by officials of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on Saturday, 29th February 2020.

The Federal Government on Sunday reopened the entire Kara Bridge inbound and outbound sections on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to traffic after completing reconstruction works on the bridge.

NAN reports that site preparation toward the total reopening began on Saturday with a final inspection of the project by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola.

When NAN visited the site on Sunday, a heavy deployment of Federal Roads Safety Corps officials were noticed, to give support to construction workers removing diversion barriers.

Cross Section of the Completed Section of the Kara End to Berger Bus Stop of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway during a final Inspection by officials of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on Saturday, 29th February 2020.

The workmen removed demarcations on various sections of the 600 metres outbound Lagos carriageway where traffic was diverted between Kara Bridge and the Isheri Junction intersection.

All debris and construction materials were cleaned up before FRSC at exactly 1:40 pm led a motorcade that led motorists outbound Lagos into the newly completed 600 metres stretch.

Motorists inbound Lagos felt eased as gridlock on the lane disappeared as each lane totaling 1.2km was opened to traffic without merging at any point.

Some elated road users, who spoke to NAN, called for speedy completion of the entire Lagos-Ibadan Expressway corridor.

NAN reports that diversion of traffic on the first section began with the partial closure of the inbound Lagos portion on the Kara Bridge on September 2, 2019.

On December 1, 2019, construction on the inbound Lagos was completed but work on the outbound Lagos was suspended due to the Yuletide, hence, the opening of the entire highway to traffic.

Work resumed on January 14, 2020, with the partial closure of the outbound Lagos portion on the Kara Bridge, resulting in another traffic diversion that compounded gridlock on the axis.

However, the construction of the portion was completed on Saturday leading to site preparation toward the total reopening of both the 600 metres outbound and 600 metres inbound carriageways.

(NAN)

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