The 91 km Osogbo/Iwo/Ibadan highways awarded last month will be constructed in April 2024 by the governments of Osun and Oyo.
For the purpose of fostering inter-state trade, the two neighbouring governments decided to reconstruct 35.6 kilometres from Oyo State's end and 55.4 kilometres in Osun State.
The 55.4 km Osogbo (Dele Yes Sir Roundabout) - Iwo - Papa Village (Osun/Oyo Boundary) project was awarded by the Osun State Government for N11.3 billion, while the 35.6 km Iwo Road Interchange (Ibadan) - Olodo Bridge - Lalupon - Papa Village (Oyo/Osun Boundary) project was awarded by the Oyo State Government for N12.
Lanre Adeleke, the managing director of Peculiar Consult and Peculiar Ultimate Concerns Ltd, told reporters at the border of Oyo and Osun that they had been mobilised to the road.
He said: “This 91km road is being funded by Oyo and Osun governments under a collaborative effort called ‘Alternative Funding Approach.’ We will involve in palliative measures to ease vehicular movement along this road.
“The two states have shown commitment, the contract has been awarded to our organisation, so we are ready to go. We are going to deliver the road in 18 months, which is the duration of the contract.”
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, who led 15 monarchs in his district to inspect the alternative route before visiting Governor Seyi Makinde in Ibadan, said: “Reconstruction of the road will remove our communities from isolation that it has been in since the road became bad.”
He said: “This 91km road is being funded by Oyo and Osun governments under a collaborative effort called ‘Alternative Funding Approach.’ We will involve in palliative measures to ease vehicular movement along this road.
“The two states have shown commitment, the contract has been awarded to our organisation, so we are ready to go. We are going to deliver the road in 18 months, which is the duration of the contract.”
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, who led 15 monarchs in his district to inspect the alternative route before visiting Governor Seyi Makinde in Ibadan, said: “Reconstruction of the road will remove our communities from isolation that it has been in since the road became bad.”