Oyo State Government has approved the building of toll plaza, flyover, underpass, entry and exit points with mini toll gates to complement the expansion of scope of the work already going on at the Jagun/Ibadan/Ife Interchange.
The additional infrastructure to the ongoing Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road project was approved at a cost of N26,109,712,000.
The move is part of government’s determination to make Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road operational by 2027.
The approval was given at the State Executive Council (exco) meeting held on Wednesday. It follows the request put forward to the exco by the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, which was approved on its merit.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the 16.7km Jagun/Ibadan/Ife axis of the Circular Road project, which cost N66,174,589,000, would now cost N92,284,301,000 as a result of the additional construction that would complement the project, such as toll plaza, flyover, underpass, entry and exit points with mini toll gates.
Similarly approved, the expansion of scope of work on the 15.5km Southeast segment of the Circular Road, along Lagos/Ibadan/Jagun axis, will cost an additional N16,957,729,000. The Commissioner for Information recalled that during the last meeting, exco approved the installation of public lighting along Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road phase one. Commissioner for Public Works and Transport also secured approval for road mapping, kerbs painting, installation of steel rails and patching of designated roads in Ibadan metropolis, including Lead City University/Challenge Junction Road, at the cost of N120,469,782.
The project will be handled through direct labour intervention of the ministry.
Oyelade said: “Also, the exco approved the prayer of the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, for the establishment of farm service centres across the nine agricultural zones of the state.
“The project, which costs N570,775,722, will create a one-stop shop for agricultural inputs across the zones, enhance dissemination of modern farming techniques and technology, establish market connections for smallholder farmers and many more.
“Similarly, the exco approved the renovation of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Produce Department Office at Onireke, Ibadan for the use of the Federal Government’s Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute, South-Western Regional Training Centre.
“The approval was based on the benefits of the institute to the state, which include: wealth and job creation, poverty alleviation and rapid economic development, growth along the various agricultural value chains, among others. The project will cost N128,532,743.”
