OPIC completes phase 1 of residential/industrial roads in Agbara Estates

The Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC) has completed 9.4 kilometres of residential and industrial roads in Agbara Estates aimed at developing industries in the axis; easing haulage of raw-materials and finished goods to and fro scores of manufacturing industries.

Speaking on the construction of roads in the estates, Taiwo Aridegbe, OPIC’s general manager, said that government had constructed 5.8 kilometers industrial graded roads in Area 1 & 5; 3.6 kilometers residential road in Area 4 and graded/opened road in Area 1 & 8.

According to him, the first phase of work focused on the areas densely populated by OPIC allottees, these were area 4 and 1 industrial area and the cost of these roads was primarily borne by government through the corporation, adding that water channelization was equally provided to reduce flooding.

“In addition, efforts to maintain security were enhanced by upgrading the police station which was refurbished and renovated by OPIC in October 2014,” he added.

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Aridegbe said the state government, through OPIC, would remain committed to upgrading OPIC Agbara, but regretted that the Federal Government’s outright neglect of the Badagry/ Sokoto Expressway did not complement the efforts of the state government on roads infrastructure.

“The abandonment had resulted to traffic detours through our estate and to mitigate damage caused by these detours, OPIC has opened up Road 411, measuring over 1.6 kilometres, rolled and compacted it with laterite in readiness for completion during the second phase.”

He however, said despite the financial challenges, OPIC would resume work on the second phase in a short while, saying that would cover most of Area 8, the remaining arterial roads, Area 5 and Igbesa axis  just as he added that government would commence the reconstruction of access roads soon to relieve the pressure on the recently developed road networks.