BY SUNDAY EGEDE
THE Delta State Government has intensified its infrastructure development drive with the completion of critical urban road networks in Asaba and the ongoing construction of strategic rural roads in Oko-Amakom and surrounding communities.
Speaking during an extensive inspection tour, Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, lauded Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for his unwavering commitment to delivering quality infrastructure across the state.
He described the projects as a reflection of the administration’s resolve to fulfill its campaign promises to the people.
In Asaba, Izeze inspected a newly completed network of roads spanning over 2.75 km, complete with an integrated drainage system connected to the city’s storm water channel.
He revealed that the roads form part of a larger set of eight interlinked routes under the administration’s urban renewal initiative.
According to him, the area was once in a deplorable state, with residents living in poor conditions due to lack of accessible roads.
“Before now, this place was practically uninhabitable like the third world before independence. But as you can see today, the roads are smooth, well-drained, and motorable,” he said.
Among the completed roads inspected were Onuorah Ifesinachi Street; Aaron Ndubusi Street; Chinedu Obodo Way; Senator Francis Nwajel Street; Jude Ugheni Street; Rock Valley Boulevard; Abigail Orugbo Street; Oke Oshogbor Street; Chinedu Obodo Extension and Alika Blessing Street off Talita School Road.
Also included were Kwakagbor Community Road and the accompanying discharge drains that crosses within the GSM Company, Asaba.
Izeze said the Ministry of Works conducted rigorous supervision during the construction phase to ensure contractors complied with specifications and expressed satisfaction with the quality of work, hinting that the roads would soon be inaugurated by Governor Oborevwori, either physically or virtually.
He also visited the ongoing construction of the Oko-Amakom/Oko-Obiokpu Road and the access road to the 2nd Niger Bridge Service Road in Oko, Oshimili South Local Government Area, where he noted that the project had reached 64.82 per cent completion.
