The 110-kilometre circular road was named after a former governor of the state and a former federal lawmaker, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja.
The flag-off of the 32.2 kilometre-road infrastructure component of the circular road project, completes the first phase of the important project started by Governor ‘Seyi Makinde after previous administrations mulled the idea to no avail.
This was contained in a press release on Thursday by Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Makinde.
As stated in the release, the 32.2km South-East Wing of the four-section circular road project comprises six bridges and two interchanges, which have all been completed since 2023.
Governors Makinde and Soludo will also commission three Junction Improvement Works in Idi-Ape-Civic Centre-Agodi Gate axis, which were constructed to ease the flow of traffic in the city.
“The Makinde administration took the initiative to drive the important but overlooked Ibadan Circular Road Project as part of the government’s commitment to building infrastructure that targets the economy of the state.
“Segmented into four sections – South-East Wing (32.2km), North-East Wing (20km), North-West Wing (33km) and South-West Wing (24km), the 110km project was designed to encircle Ibadan, the state capital and ease flow of traffic in the city.
“It will also strategically link the Ibadan-Ife Expressway, the Moniya Train Station and Ilutuntun Business District being constructed by the state government as well as the Oluyole Free Trade Zone being proposed by the government, among other benefits,” the Special Adviser (Media) to Governor Makinde stated in the release.
