Commuters have said the reconstruction of the Ilisan-Ago Iwoye road has brought great relief to motorcycles and commuters plying the abandoned Ikenne-Ilisan-Ago Iwoye Road, following its ongoing reconstruction by the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun
They noted that the development had reduced the stress of plying the road and the number of hours they use on the dilapidated road.
Recall, that the contract for the reconstruction of the road, which traverses three local governments of Ikenne, Odogbolu, and Ijebu North, in Ogun East Senatorial District, was awarded by the immediate past administration but was later abandoned.
The abandonment of the road had been causing untold hardship to commuters, particularly residents of Irolu, Ijesha communities, and many farm settlements located along the road.
The dilapidated condition of the road, before the efforts of the current administration, had been causing huge economic losses to residents of the communities linked by the road.
Many farm crops got rotten because most of their patrons were travelers, but had been forced to seek alternative routes to reach their destination, though at a longer time than necessary
For commuters that were forced by the previous deplorable and failed condition of the road to seek alternative routes from Ilishan, it had been merry go rounding experience, before they can get to the university (Olabisi Onabanjo University) town of Ago Iwoye.
Though only one side of the road, which was designed to be a dual carriageway is already in use, the relief being experienced by commuters going to Ago Iwoye cannot be over-emphasized.
A journalist, Bankole Taiwo, who commutes on the road regularly said the reconstructed road had brought relief to motorists and commuters.
Taiwo explained that before one side of the road was reconstructed, commuters spend about two hours on a journey that should not take more than 35 minutes.
"The reconstruction of the road is big succor to motorists, commuters, and the many communities along the route. This is because farmers whose settlements are located along the road and whose major customers are travelers, have regained their lost customers and their crops would no longer go rotten.
"To the motorists, a journey which formerly took them about two hours can now be covered in less than 30 minutes because they do not need to go through Ijebu Odede-Oru again." He said
On their part, Ismaula Olalekan and Kabiru Oguntade, who ply the road from Abeokuta every day, said for drivers plying Abeokuta-Ago Iwoye, the reconstruction of the Ilishan-Ago Iwoye had reduced the number of hours, they spend in covering the journey.
The duo said before the construction, they used to go through Ishara road
"The Ilishan-Ago Iwoye Road is now a big relief for us. Before the road was reconstructed, we were making use of Ishara Road which used to take us about two and half hours but with the road now, we spend one hour five minutes.
"We are pleased with the one side of the road that is presently reconstructed, it has reduced the number of to spent from Abeokuta to Ago Iwoye. We are grateful for this one but we are imploring the government to still do the remaining part of the road.
"We are already enjoying the Ilisan-Ago Iwoye Road because we can get to our destinations on time but we are yet to increase our trips because of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as most of our passengers are students of OOU," they said.
The drivers commended Governor Abiodun for his efforts to make roads in the state drivable in the three senatorial districts of the state.
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