Oyo Government Lists Over 900km Of Completed, Ongoing Road Projects
The Oyo State Government has disclosed that more than 900 kilometres of road projects have either been completed, are nearing completion or are currently under construction across the state.
The projects, which span major inter-zonal highways, inner-city roads, federal road interventions and rural access routes, are aimed at improving connectivity, supporting agribusiness and strengthening economic activities across the state.
The government made this known while providing an update on its road infrastructure development efforts, highlighting projects implemented in Ibadan, Ogbomoso, Oke-Ogun, Ibarapa and other parts of the state.
Among the major completed projects is the 76.7-kilometre Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Road, renamed the Adebayo Alao-Akala Memorial Highway, which connects the Oke-Ogun and Ogbomoso zones. Also completed is the 65-kilometre Moniya-Ijaiye-Iseyin Road, linking Ibadan with Oke-Ogun.
Other completed inter-zonal projects include the 34.85-kilometre Oyo-Iseyin Road, which provides access to the Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub, and the 83.83-kilometre Saki-Iseyin Road, a federal road that has undergone rehabilitation.
The government also identified the 110-kilometre Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road in Ibadan as one of its major infrastructure projects. According to the update, the 32.2-kilometre South-East Wing of the road is nearing completion, while construction continues on the 36-kilometre North-East Wing.
High-mast floodlights have also been installed on Bridges 1 and 6, as well as the Onipepeye Bridge section of the circular road.
In Ibadan, the government reported significant progress on 18 inner-city roads approved in 2024 under Lots 1, 2 and 3, with most of the listed projects said to have been completed.
The completed roads include the 15.53-kilometre University of Ibadan Preboye Junction-Bodija Market-Secretariat-Total Garden-Beere Roundabout route; the 11.74-kilometre Queen Cinema-Dugbe-Mokola-Sango-Trans Amusement Park Junction Road; and the 10.8-kilometre Bus Stop Gate-Oje-Beere-Oja Oba-Molete Under Bridge Road.
Other completed projects include the 9.3-kilometre Molete Under Bridge-Oke Ado-Oke Bola-Queen Cinema-Dugbe Road, the 8.5-kilometre Mile 110-Ring Road Mobil-Challenge Car Park Road, and the 6.13-kilometre Government House-NTA Junction-Ikolaba-JAMB Office-Officers’ Mess-Federal Secretariat Road.
The government also listed the 5.48-kilometre General Gas Junction-Kolapo Ishola GRA-Iyana Church Road, with a spur to Dizengoff, and the 3.85-kilometre Iyaganku-Seventh Day-Oke Bola Junction/Olubadan Stadium-Vale College-NUJ Press Centre Road among the completed projects.
