By May of 2025, the first 47 kilometers of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, which is presently under construction, would be completed, according to the Federal Government.
This promise was given by David Umahi, Minister of Works, during an inspection of a refilled part of the road that had previously been a waste site.
According to Umahi, the construction company is dependable and can lay down one kilometer of concrete pavement per day. As a result, the project will still be completed within the specified timeframe.
Squatters along the site corridors will soon be removed for their unwillingness to voluntarily cooperate, he claims.
People have been asking me when we expect to commission this 47-kilometer project, and I’m pleased as punch. They’re counting the months, and I can tell that Hitech is too.
The deadline is May 29. However, Hitech’s actions do not frighten me. First of all, it’s high-quality work; the sand settlement is the most challenging part of this, he added.
The construction work had been halted due to the evacuation of the garbage dumpsite, as previously revealed by Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos. Nevertheless, she reassured that the refuse evacuation will have little to no impact on the project timeline.
As you can see, the contractor was requested to excavate and remove this massive pile of rubbish from the site where we are standing. Our current location was only at formation level, and there was refuse as deep as five or six meters in certain spots; so, we will continue to fill on top of this, Kesha added.
The states of Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom would be traversed by the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.
The coastal route will cost N15 trillion to construct, with a cost per kilometer of 4 billion naira.