Federal Roads Maintenance Agency ''FERMA'' begins rehabilitation of Federal Govt roads

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has commenced inspection, assessment and rehabilitation of all federal roads across the south west states.

This was disclosed by the deputy general manager, Road Maintenance Management Services (RMMS) Engineer (Mrs) Bola Ilemori, while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, on Wednesday during a tour of federal roads in the state.

Ilemori, disclosed that the essence of the inspection exercise,

which according to her commenced from Lagos State, is expected to provide a platform for maintenance of all federal roads in the region.

Ilemori, who led a team of other FERMA officials in the inspection of federal roads team in Oyo state from old Oyo/Ojoo road in Ibadan through, Ibadan/expressway-Iseyin/Oyo old road-Ado-Awaye and Maya/Igboora road, said the Federal Government is determined to improve on the current status of its
roads nationwide.

The officials in the team of engineers who made the tour with Ilamori include: the zonal coordinator South West (Mrs) Mary Adeniran, representative of FERMA in Oyo State, Francis Ishabiyi, Yemi Olaniyan and Mrs Adunola Bamgbopa.

Ilemori stated that the aim is to ensure that the intervention works that had been done before now are sustained.

She added that the exercise is also targeted at looking at the federal roads generally, identify critical failure areas and make arrangement and recommendation to commence the repairs of these failures
immediately.

According to Ilemori; “We’re also inspecting our repair works and maintenance contracts generally and direct labour works to ensure that these works are done in line with our specifications and standards.

“We actually commenced the exercise in Lagos State. In Lagos, we inspected Lagos-Badagry/seme border dual carriage way, Apapa/Oworonsoki dual  carriage way, Murtala Mohammed International airport road, Ikorodu/Itoikin road and Ikorodu/Sagamu road.

“In all the roads inspected, our contractors are working while our direct labour work is also in progress and the quality of work done is satisfactory. What we saw is in line with our specification and standards and we have looked generally at our drainage network. We’re also ensuring the desilting of base to allow for timely discharge of run off from our roads whenever it rains.

Then, we proceeded to Ogun State and inspected Agbara/Atan road, Ota/Abeokuta expressway and moved to Papalanto/Sagamu road, then to Sagamu/Ajebandele expressway. There also, work is in progress with our contractors and we have identified critical washout which we’re going to effect and
ensure that repairs are done immediately.

“In Oyo State,we started with Oyo/Ibadan old road and Ibadan/Oyo expressway. We inspected a critical wash out on the road, the old alignment on Oyo road and have identified the problems and we have also come up with solutions. In no time, we will commence repair work of that failed section.

“For Ibadan/Oyo expressway, we find out movement of the wearing course on the surface of the road and we’re looking at milling and overlaying the peeled section of the road. Maybe in the nearest future, we may consider entire overlay stretch of the road to. Further strengthen the road.”