The Oyo State Government is determined to make the Sen. Rashidi Ladoja Circular road operational by 2027.
To this end, the State Executive Council, which sat in Ibadan yesterday, approved the construction of a toll plaza, flyover, underpass, entry and exit points with a mini toll gate to complement the expansion of the scope of the work already going on at the Jagun/Ibadan/Ife interchange.
The request was put forward to the Council by the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Arch. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola was approved on its merit.
In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the 16.7km Jagun/Ibadan/Ife axis of the Circular road project which costs ₦66,174,589,000 will now cost ₦92,284,301,000 as a result of the additional constructions that will complement the project, such as the toll plaza, flyover, underpass, entry and exit points with a mini toll gate
Similarly approved, the expansion of scope of work on the 15.5km Southeast segment of the Circular road, along the Lagos/Ibadan/Jagun axis will cost an additional ₦16,957,729,000.
The Commissioner for Information recalled that during the last Executive meeting, the Council approved the installation of public lighting along the Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road phase one.
The Commissioner for Public Works and Transport also secured approval for road mapping, kerbs painting, installation of steel rails and patching of designated roads in the Ibadan metropolis, including the Lead City University/Challenge junction road at the cost of ₦120,469,782.
The project will be handled through Direct Labour intervention of the Ministry.
Also, the Council approved the prayer of the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye for the establishment of Farm Service Centres across the nine Agricultural zones of the State.
The project, which costs ₦570,775,722, will create a one-stop shop for agricultural inputs across the zones, enhance the dissemination of modern farming techniques and technology, establish market connections for smallholder farmers and many more.
Similarly, the Council 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, and growth along the various agricultural value chains, among others.
The project will cost ₦128,532,743.
