The Ondo State Government has assured residents that the much-anticipated 7.8km Oda Road project in Akure will be completed and ready for commissioning by June 2025.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Infrastructure, Lands, and Housing, Olawoye Abiola, said, “The contractor has completed the dual carriageway segment and is currently working on the 3.8km single carriageway, with only about 1km left to complete the project as of today.”
He explained that the project includes a 4km dual carriageway, which is fully completed, and a 3.8km single carriageway, of which only 1km remains.
The road also features a 1.2-metre median, 1.5-metre walkways on both sides, and a hydraulic drainage system to manage stormwater.
“With favourable weather conditions, the road will be delivered by the set date,” Abiola said, adding that “the single lane is about 11 metres wide, while the dual carriageway is approximately 9.3 metres wide on both sides.”
The Oda Road project was originally awarded during the first term of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
However, the Aiyedatiwa administration has taken it up as a priority, despite adjustments necessitated by economic challenges.
Abiola reaffirmed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s commitment to infrastructure, saying, “The completion of the project is a top priority of this administration.”
The government remains optimistic that, barring unforeseen weather disruptions, the road will be opened to the public within weeks.
