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Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel
> Uduaghan weekend,
> commissioned the Junction Improvement Work at the Enerhen
> road and Enerhen
> Motel junction with assurance that such would be replicated
> in different junctions
> in Effurun and its environs, saying, “we have embarked
> on urban renewal in
> this part of the state because our people are not
> dirty.”
>
> “This improvement work we have
> done here is to state
> that fact that we can be clean,” Dr. Uduaghan said,
> adding that the
> Enerhen junction was reputed for criminal activities which
> would be checked
> with the improvement of the junction.
>
> “We will replicate this in
> other major junctions across
> the state and we want your continuous support,” he
> said, adding, “we
> must keep our surroundings clean and ensure that wastes are
> properly disposed
> of.”
>
> The Governor disclosed that contract
> for the construction of
> a fly over to ease traffic congestion at the PTI Road
> Junction has been awarded
> and the contractor has mobilized to site.
>
> Commissioner for Special Duties,
> Special Infrastructure,
> Dame Orezi Esievo, in an address said, “as part of the
> Urban Renewal
> Strategy of Governor Uduaghan’s administration, the
> state government approved
> the execution of Junction Improvement Works in 12
> junctions/road intersections
> in Asaba/Effurun metropolis at a cost of N3, 175, 773,
> 182.66.”
>
> “The main objective of the
> works was to decongest the
> selected junctions and to promote free flow of traffic in
> them thereby,
> enhancing economic and social activities in both
> cities,” Dame Esievo said.
>
> She added that “the popular
> Enerhen junction was
> deliberately selected for commencement of the project
> because it was easily the
> most challenging in terms of congestion and hardship
> experienced by residents
> as a result of incessant traffic jams and other
> difficulties.”
