President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wednesday formally inaugurated the lengthy‑awaited Opebi–Mende–Ojota Hyperlink Highway and bridges in Lagos, marking a significant milestone within the state’s city transport structure and site visitors decongestion technique.
A press assertion issued by the media unit of Julius Berger Plc, the contractor which dealt with the challenge, mentioned the historic commissioning ceremony, held amidst elaborate pomp and pageantry, shaped a part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s two‑day official go to to Lagos state, throughout which he unveiled a number of flagship initiatives executed by the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu.
President Tinubu, who was represented by Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio on the occasion, affirmed that the initiatives undertaken by the administration of Governor Sanwo-Olu are usually not simply bodily constructions, however symbols of goal, reflecting a authorities that understands that growth should be seen, felt, and skilled by the folks.
“The Ojota–Opebi Hyperlink Bridge is greater than a highway; it’s a bridge of alternative. In a metropolis like Lagos, motion is every thing. When site visitors improves, productiveness will increase. When time is saved, companies develop. When entry is less complicated, lives enhance,” Tinubu mentioned at one other occasion held in Alausa, Lagos.
He said that “this challenge sends a transparent message: Lagos won’t be overwhelmed by the challenges of development. As an alternative, these challenges might be addressed and overcome.”
For an elated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the challenge was not an easy constructing; “the terrain was very swampy and susceptible to flooding, which meant that standard strategies wouldn’t suffice. What you see, subsequently, is the results of cautious planning and the appliance of superior options.”
Sanwo-Olu was filled with reward to the contractor, saying, “We wish to thank Julius Berger for protecting to time, for staying inside finances, and for as soon as once more delivering high-quality highway infrastructure.”
The Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Engr. Dr. Peer Lubasch, described the challenge as an important milestone in assuaging site visitors congestion and boosting the financial system of Lagos state.