…traffic flow may be affected as work begins Jan. 23
Beginning from Monday, January 23, 2023, the Edo State government will carry out spot improvement and overlay on 42 roads across Benin City, the state capital. The remediation work will be completed within two months.
As approved by the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the roads where these remediation works will be carried out include Yoruba Street, off New Lagos Road/Urubi; Sakponba Road (between King Square and Maria Goretti Junction); Asoro Street, off Sokponba Road; Igbesamwan Street, off 1st East Circular Road; 1st East Circular Road; 2nd East Circular Road; Abehe Street behind Oba Market; Oghene Street, between 2nd and 3rd East Circular Road; M. M. Way (between 3rd Junction-Sapele Road) and M. M. Way Roundabout by Kada Cinema; Sapele Road by Pz Junction, Peanut Junction, and other failed portions between Peanut and Evbukhu Junction.
Remediation works will also be done on Mission/Upper Mission Road; Forestry Road; Agbonmwonba, between 2nd and 3rd East Circular Road; Apakpava Road (between Ring Road and Ramart Park); Costain Road; Isonorho; Victory Road, off New Lagos Road; 1st Federal Road, by Okhoro Sawmill; Atiti Osemwota, off Ugbor Village Road; Miller Road linking Ogunmwenyi Off Ugbor Village Road; Enogie Road, off Sapele Road and Limit; Country Home Motel Road; 1st Ivbiore, off Ice Road; 2nd Ivbiore Street, off Ice Road; Plan Well Road, off Ice/Wire Road; Oziegbe Street, off Urubi/New Lagos Road, and Guobadia Street, off Etete.
Other roads are Adolor Avenue, off 1st Ugbor Road; 2nd West Circular Road, off Siluko Road; Iyase Street, off 2nd West Circular Road, off Siluko Road; Obamedo Street (between Forestry & Mission Road); Lawani Street, between Iyaro and New Lagos Road; Cooke Road, off Akpakpava; Ozolua Street, between 1st & 2nd East Circular Road; Oba-Market Road; Ibiwe Street; Wire Road; Iwehen Street; Isekhere/Oreghene Street; Benin-Agbor Road (between Ramat Park-Bypass); Aduwawa Road between Ramat Park-Bypass), and desiltation of side drain and manhole at Obakhavbaye Street.
Engr. Osikhena Omoh Ojior, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Roads and Bridges, who announced this in a statement, said these areas where remediation work will be carried out are highly trafficked junctions and called for the cooperation of residents.
“This is to inform the general public that the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Godwin Enogheghase Obaseki has graciously approved 42 roads for spot improvement and overlay of selected flashpoints and highly trafficked junctions within the Benin City metropolis. This exercise covers areas that have failures or potholes that hamper free movement of traffic leading to congestion,” Ojior said in the statement on Thursday.
“The maintenance works will be carried out within the two months starting from 23rd January 2023,” he said.
What the public should do
The Permanent Secretary advised motorists and other road users who ply the affected areas to please find alternative routes.
This is because the proposed road works, which will be carried out during the day and night, may lead to an increase in traffic congestion on the affected roads.
“We therefore solicit for the general public’s cooperation and appeal to the general public to kindly bear with us, for the inconveniences this may cause them during this period,” Ojior said.
“We assure the general public of speedy execution in the best interest of the public and ease of traffic flow on our roads,” he said.
