The Federal Ministry of Works has removed barriers on section one of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which will come as a huge relief to travelers and commuters alike, especially during the Christmas season.
The federal government has opened the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to motorists during the holiday season, fulfilling an earlier promise to remove the barriers that were narrowing the popular Expressway.
All impediments on section one, which runs from Ojota in Lagos to Sagamu Interchange, were specifically removed.
According to Sun News, the FG removed crash barriers and other diversion points to allow free flow of traffic on the Opic u-turn section of the highway.
According to Adedamola Kuti, the director of Federal Highways, South West, who oversaw the reopening, the government promised to reopen the highway to traffic on Thursday but brought it forward to ease gridlock, according to the Nation Newspaper.
Due to the festive season, all obstructions on section one, which runs from Ojota in Lagos to the Sagamu Interchange, are being removed, according to Kuti.