FG, NDDC Embark on Reconstruction of Failed Benin-Sapele Expressway
Sylvester Idowu in Warri
Motorists and travelers plying the deplorable Benin- Sapele would soon heave a sigh of relief as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced the reconstruction of the failed road in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive.
Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, while flagging-off the exercise at Amukpe Roundabout, Sapele in Delta State end at the weekend said the commission commenced the reconstruction following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to address the hardship faced by motorists along the corridor.
Ebie said two contractors would be deployed to work from opposite ends of the project to accelerate completion, stressing that the Benin-Sapele Expressway was a critical national economic corridor linking the South-South with other parts of the country.
