Chai! My people, gather here make I yarn you dis one wey dey happen for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. E be say Federal Government don announce say dem go close part of dis road for six weeks. Na to make we repair bridge wey don dey suffer one kain serious wahala for the expansion joints, especially for Kara Bridge, Magboro Bridge, and Arepo-Punch Bridge.
Dem don talk say dis closure go help dem continue work wey dem don suspend before because of all di noise wey motorists don dey make about di heavy traffic wey dey for di area. No be small traffic o! E don dey vex people for road. Wetin we go do? Na to repair am wey we fit do.
Michael Komolafe, wey be Ogun State Federal Controller of Works, don come out come apologize to drivers wey go feel di heat of dis closure. He talk say dem go put beta traffic management measures in place so dat everybody go fit waka safely and fast during di repairs. Na so road no go jam dem again!
Kai, di condition of di expansion joints for dem bridges don dey bad, and e dey risk lives. Na so plenty accidents don happen before. David Umahi, di Minister of Works, don order say make dem do urgent repairs, no time to waste.
Andy Duan, wey dey oversee di project as di General Manager of CBC Construction Company, come talk say dem don already finish work for di Lagos-bound sections of Magboro and Arepo-Punch bridges. Na now dem go shift attention go di Ibadan-bound side. He still talk say half of di Lagos-bound section for Kara Bridge don complete, dem go now focus on di rest one. E no go easy, but dem dey try.
Duan talk say dem go bring equipment for weekend, and Monday dem go start full operation. Dem go do di work in phases o! In a week, people go see half of di expansion joint don ready. Safety go dey priority, plenty barriers, warning signs, and lights go dey around to protect both di motorists and di workers. No wahala, safety first!
For di other side, Kehinde Hamzat, di Lagos State Sector Commander of di Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), don urge all di drivers make dem be patient and follow di traffic rules during dis repair time. He don talk say make nobody try to drive against di traffic o! E go lead to wahala for dem wey no dey follow di regulation. If you do any how, wahala dey wait for you!
Na im dey necessary make dis repair happen, because di expansion joints dey cause some dangerous ditches wey fit lead to more accidents. Especially for di area of Kara Bridge where e don dey happen too often. So my people, make we stay calm and know say all dis work na for our own good. Dis road go soon beta again!
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