Ongoing Rehabilitation of Onitsha-Owerri Road (Ihalia Section)

It is no news that some sections of Onitsha-Owerri Expressway has failed. It was split by the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration, but some sections has failed and needs urgent rehabilitation.

Naijadriva observed that bad sections on that Expressway is between Ezeiweka Junction, Onitsha to Awada Obosi (around second gate of Mechanic village Awada). Recently, tankers have fallen on that axis as Naijadriva has reported, even the Onitsha tanker fire that was caused by a fallen petrol tanker.
There is serious traffic jam on that route, as a result of the bad road.

Another section are: between Okija and Ekwusigo LGA, Ihiala section (from Ihiala Local Government Headquarters and just before Amorka in Anambra State), Mgbidi section is the worse (before and after Mgbidi Local Government Headquarters, Imo State).

However, work has started January this year to completely reinstate the failed Onitsha- Owerri Expressway at Ihiala in Anambra State by Federal Road Maintenance Agency, using FERMA Direct Labor.

As at this November, 5,200 square meters carriageway has been Completed, under the leadership of Engr. Nuruddeen A. Rafindadi MD/CEO Federal Road Maintenance Agency.
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) embarked on rehabilitation of Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in compliance with the “Operation Safe Passage Program me” of the Federal Government launched ahead of the 2018 yuletide.

Motorist should note that due to the current rehabilitation on this road, Traffic is diverted to one lane just as you approach TOTAL Filling Station Ihiala, that is, if you are coming from Owerri axis or just after Ihiala LGA Headquarters, if you are coming from Onitsha axis.