{"id":18918,"date":"2024-07-09T07:39:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T07:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=18918"},"modified":"2024-07-09T07:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T07:39:48","slug":"hon-kayode-obaleye-commences-culvert-construction-to-combat-flooding-and-traffic-in-agbado-oke-odo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=18918","title":{"rendered":"Hon. Kayode Obaleye Commences Culvert Construction to Combat Flooding and Traffic in Agbado Oke-Odo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">In a significant move to address the perennial issues of flooding and traffic congestion, Hon. Kayode Obaleye, the Councillor representing Ward F, has commenced the construction of a crucial box culvert at the intersection of Olo Osunlana Drive and Akinade Street in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18920 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/57f15ee5-2ec6-4d24-a491-c9ce364204b0-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/57f15ee5-2ec6-4d24-a491-c9ce364204b0-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/57f15ee5-2ec6-4d24-a491-c9ce364204b0-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/57f15ee5-2ec6-4d24-a491-c9ce364204b0.jpeg 765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The project, which is already in progress, marks a major intervention in response to the pressing infrastructural challenges facing the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recent torrential downpours have wreaked havoc in the area, causing severe flooding and rendering many roads impassable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18921 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b1457f50-3197-4aee-a880-72a47f09c414-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b1457f50-3197-4aee-a880-72a47f09c414-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b1457f50-3197-4aee-a880-72a47f09c414-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b1457f50-3197-4aee-a880-72a47f09c414.jpeg 765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are all aware of the many issues within our immediate communities,&#8221; Hon. Obaleye stated, &#8220;especially the impassable roads caused by heavy rainstorms. It&#8217;s imperative that we address these needs as the situation demands.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to him, \u201cthe new culvert is expected to significantly alleviate traffic jams at Merit Junction, a notorious bottleneck for commuters on Old Ota Road from Joke Ayo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18922 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/83d2b2a0-dcb7-4528-94a3-d66869bd891c-300x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/83d2b2a0-dcb7-4528-94a3-d66869bd891c-300x281.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/83d2b2a0-dcb7-4528-94a3-d66869bd891c.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt will also facilitate smoother connectivity between Ibari Road and Akinade Street, providing a much-needed route for commuters navigating through Olo Osunlana Drive,\u201d he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hon. Obaleye emphasized the importance of the project to the local community. &#8220;The box culvert is highly essential to ease passage and decongest the renowned traffic jams at Merit Junction. This will also enhance hitch-free linking of Ibari Road to Akinade Street, benefiting all commuters.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He reassured constituents of his commitment to delivering quality infrastructure projects, promising that the culvert will be completed within three weeks as agreed with the contractor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat is worth doing is worth doing well,&#8221; he affirmed, pledging to continue bringing the dividends of democracy to the people of Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant move to address the perennial issues of flooding and traffic congestion, Hon. Kayode Obaleye, the Councillor representing Ward F, has commenced the construction of a crucial box culvert at the intersection of Olo Osunlana Drive and Akinade Street in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18918"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18918"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18923,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18918\/revisions\/18923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}