Aiyedatiwa inspects ongoing road projects in Ondo South

… hails progress on rehabilitation of 60km selected roads 

The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said that ongoing construction and rehabilitation of 60km selected roads across the State are progressing steadily and will significantly enhance rural access and economic connectivity in the State.

Aiyedatiwa made this assertion during an inspection visit to Ilaje Local Government Area, where he assessed the level of work on key road infrastructure, including projects supported by the state and development partners.

Speaking at Igbokoda, the Governor highlighted that the roads being inspected form part of a 60-kilometre stretch of ongoing construction distributed across the three senatorial districts of the State.

According to him, the projects are being executed by various contractors, including those under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAMP), a World Bank-assisted initiative with counterpart funding by the state government.

He noted that one of the inspected roads in the South Senatorial District is a 4.5km stretch NDDC Quarters road being handled by the Ministry of Infrastructure.

Accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Works and Engr. Abiola Olawoye, the Special Adviser on Infrastructure, Lands, and Housing,
the Governor also visited several RAMP project sites.

These included the 1.7km Araromi Beach road leading to Holy Center, where contractors have been recently mobilized to site, and the road from Oboto to the coastal line, aimed at aiding fishermen in transporting their catch inland for sale.