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From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta
Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the gridlock on the Kara/Long Bridge end in Ogun State.
Some of the motorists, who spoke with Daily Sun, yesterday, said the traffic snarl caused by the reconstruction work on the express road being undertaken by Julius Berger Construction Company, had taken a serious toll on them and their businesses.
Investigation revealed that numerous potholes on the Kara Market axis of the highway have been the major causes of the traffic logjam, subjecting people to hardship and terrible effects on the socio-economic activities on the route.
Describing the experience as agonising, a commercial driver who plies Kuto in Abeokuta to Oshodi in Lagos State, Kabiru Oyedeji, blamed the construction company for causing unnecessary hardship for the road users on a daily basis.
The driver, however, called on the Ogun Government to intervene and let the Federal Government know the unpleasant experience of the road users on the expressway, particularly residents of the state.
A commuter, Adedeji Comfort lamented the hardship commuters have been subjected to, noting that the Federal Government and the contractors ought to work round the clock to fix the road to ameliorate the situation.
She disclosed that she had to travel through the Ijebu Ode/Epe express road last week in order for her to meet up with a business meeting in Ikeja area of Lagos.
Adedeji urged the Federal Government to expedite work on the road and put an end to the nightmare being experienced by the motorists and commuters.
