Lagos–Ibadan Expressway
The Lagos–Ibadan Expressway is a 127.6-kilometre-long (79.3 mi) expressway connecting Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State and Lagos, Nigeria's largest city. It is also the major route to the northern, southern and eastern parts of Nigeria. The expressway is the oldest in Nigeria, commissioned in August 1978 during the Military era, under the administration of Lieutenant-General Olusegun Obasanjo.
| Lagos–Ibadan Expressway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| History | Completed on August 1978 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Ibadan |
| South end | Lagos |
| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| States | Oyo, Lagos |
| Major cities | Ibadan, Lagos |
| Highway system | |
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The expressway is one of the busiest inter-state routes in Nigeria and handles more than 250,000 PCUs daily and constitutes one of the largest road networks in Africa. It is part of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) projects, concerned with road improvement and connectivity between the States of Nigeria.
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