Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
The Federal Government through the Federal Roads Management Agency (FERMA) in Ebonyi State has rehabilitated a collapsing twin-bridge and road on the ever-busy Abakaliki/Enugu expressway.
The bridge and road which is located very close to Ukwuachi on the highway, almost became impassable with accidents and robbery occurring on it.
Akinyemi Ojo, Federal Roads Maintenance Engineer of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Ebonyi State Field Office, noted that the road became life threatening following washout on the road.
He said: “Some months back, we had serious washout, a life threatening washout there. But to the glory of God, our agency has been able to approve money to make reinstatement of that washout.
“We have repaired the washout, made provision for the retaining wall and filled back the eroded place. We did our work there and we have asphalted the place.
“We have about two projects on that particular place. There is a spot on the road that people are having accidents on that bridge. So, we have been able to fill this pothole on that road.”
Ojo noted that the Agency will commence another rehabilitation work on another section of the Abakaliki/Enugu highway that was constructed with concrete which has also become life threatening for motorists and other road users.
“We are commencing another one on that same Abakaliki/Enugu highway. We have some patching of the concrete road that was constructed some years back. There is an area that developed faults. We are now attending to that road,” he said.
He decried the state of many federal roads in the state including Okposi/Nara road, Abakaliki/Oferekpe road, Oso Edda/Abia State border road, Nguzu/Ohafia Abia State road, Ishiagu mile 2 Abia State border road, Afikpo/Okigwe highway, among others.
He explained that the Agency had reported the roads to the Federal Government for urgent attention to save motorists and other road users from untold hardship on the road.
