Lagos–Ibadan Expressway
{{Short description|Expressway in Nigeria}}
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|country=NGA
|name = Lagos–Ibadan Expressway
|map=Nigeriamap.png
|length_km=
|direction_a= North
|direction_b=South
|terminus_a= Ibadan
|junction=
|terminus_b= Lagos
|formed=
|history= Completed in August 1978
|maint=
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The Lagos–Ibadan Expressway is a {{convert|127.6|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} expressway connecting Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State and Lagos, Nigeria's largest city.{{cite news |url= http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/day-horror-lagos-ibadan-expressway/ |title= Day of Horror on Lagos–Ibadan Expressway |work= Vanguard News |access-date=17 May 2015}} It is also the major route to the northern, southern and eastern parts of Nigeria.{{cite web |url= http://www.informationng.com/tag/lagos-ibadan-expressway |title= Lagos–Ibadan Expressway |publisher= Information Nigeria |access-date= 17 May 2015}} The expressway is the oldest in Nigeria, commissioned in August 1978 during the Military era, under the administration of Lieutenant-General Olusegun Obasanjo.{{cite news |url= http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/30170-revealed-how-obj-stopped-lagos-ibadan-expressway-project/30170-revealed-how-obj-stopped-lagos-ibadan-expressway-project |title= Revealed: How OBJ Stopped Lagos–Ibadan Expressway Project |first= Taiwo |last= Adisa-Abuja |work= tribune.com.ng |access-date= 17 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150521180740/http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/30170-revealed-how-obj-stopped-lagos-ibadan-expressway-project/30170-revealed-how-obj-stopped-lagos-ibadan-expressway-project |archive-date= 21 May 2015 |url-status= dead }}
The expressway is one of the busiest inter-state routes in Nigeria and handles more than 250,000 PCUs daily and constitutes one of the largest road networks in Africa.{{cite news |url= http://dailypost.ng/2015/03/23/auto-crash-claims-seven-injures-20-others-along-lagos-ibadan-expressway/ |title= Auto Crash Claims Seven, Injures 20 Others Along Lagos–Ibadan Expressway |work= DailyPost Nigeria |access-date= 17 May 2015}}{{cite news |url= http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/pains-of-motorists-on-lagos-ibadan-expressway/195037/ |title= Pains of Motorists on Lagos–Ibadan Expressway |work= This Day Live |access-date= 17 May 2015}} It is part of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) projects, concerned with road improvement and connectivity between the States of Nigeria.{{cite news |url= http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/lagos-ibadan-expressway-to-be-completed-before-ust-2017/ |title= Lagos–Ibadan Expressway to Be Completed Before 2017 |work= The Punch News |access-date= 17 May 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Reconstruction
The reconstruction of the expressway was flagged off in July 2013 by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan then president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to help reduce the travel time of hundreds of thousands of commuters and international air passengers.{{cite web |title=Jonathan flags-off reconstruction of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/140305-jonathan-flags-off-reconstruction-of-lagos-ibadan-expressway.html |accessdate=18 January 2020}} The contract was awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria and Reynolds Construction Company Limited at a sum of 167 billion Naira, equivalent to $838,986,290.{{cite news |url= http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/140305-jonathan-flags-off-reconstruction-of-lagos-ibadan-expressway.html |title= Jonathan Flags-Off Reconstruction of Lagos–Ibadan Expressway |work= Premium Times Nigeria |access-date= 17 May 2015}}
Two sections of the expressway will be reconstructed and this includes Section I (Lagos to Sagamu Interchange) and section II (Sagamu Interchange to Ibadan).{{cite news |url= http://constructionreviewonline.com/2015/02/reconstruction-lagos-ibadan-road-nigeria-well-reconstruction/ |title= Nigeria: Reconstruction of Lagos–Ibadan Expressway Progressing Well |work= Construction Review Online |access-date= 17 May 2015}}
Gallery
File:TELL building Berger.jpg|TELL building Berger
File:New garrage Berger.jpg|New garrage Berger
File:Gani Fawehinmi Park 46.jpg|Gani Fawehinmi Park at the interchange with Ikorodu Road
File:Bill board, New garage.jpg|Bill board, New garage
File:Rehabilitation of road.jpg|Rehabilitation of road
See also
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