President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway with reinforced concrete pavement.
David Umahi, minister of works, announced the approval on Thursday during a media briefing in Abuja.
Umahi said the decision is in line with the ministry’s preference for reinforced concrete pavement over asphalt on major highways to ensure durability.
“The president approved yesterday the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan road, and that is the justification for our fight for the use of reinforced concrete pavement,” he said.
The minister said the existing asphalt pavement has repeatedly failed despite maintenance works.
“It is 135 kilometres by two carriageways. That project is not up to five years old, yet it has already started failing,” he said.
“We took journalists there. We took members of the national assembly there. You could see the road failing. They repaired it, and it still failed.
“The answer is to reconstruct it using reinforced concrete pavement that will last between
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