Motorists and road users plying the Calabar-Odukpani-Itu Fedral highway have begun to heave a sigh of relief as the Cross River Government began palliative repairs on the road.
The highway had been impassable for a long time, causing traffic gridlock.
The road had made motorists and others plying it to spend nights on its bad spots during journeys that should take less than an hour.
A motorist, Mr. Monday Okon Ikpe, said: “Last Thursday, I slept here because there was a long queue resulting from the bad road. But the intervention of the Cross River government has really helped us.”
A passenger, Aniefiok Udoh, said: “I am happy for the assistance being offered to alleviate the suffering of road users.
“The Federal Government should act fast because this is not a state road.”
A driver of a truck, Abel Bartholomew, expressed joy at the ongoing remedial work.
He said: “I am happy that the state government is intervening on the road. We abandoned the road and we have been using Mbarakom Road. In fact, I appreciate and pray that God grants Governor Ben Ayade many more years.”
The Director (Civil) in the state’s Works Ministry, Godwin Akeke, noted that the intervention would continue because of the emerging dry season and the governor’s directive that the road be fixed soon.
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