NIGERIA (Lagos) The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to construct the makeshift 25-km road on the Lagos-Ibadan highway this month.

This was revealed to newsmen by the Deputy Director in the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr. Godwin Eke, who explained that the construction of the makeshift road would enable vehicles to be diverted pending the continuation of works on the main carriageway.

He added that milling of the road would be done sectionally.

“The entire road would be milled but it would be section by section.

“First, the contractor, Julius Berger has to plan diversion while working on the carriageway, what we are doing now is temporary diversion so that the main work would start.’’

He explained that five kilometres of the makeshift road had been built on the Ibadan-bound section and was currently being extended by another five kilometres.

Eke explained that five kilometres was also being built on the Lagos-bound carriageway, starting from the Shagamu Interchange.

He said, however, that all the constructions were temporary and that permanent construction would soon begin on the Lagos-bound section starting from Shagamu.