The Federal Government has assured that the first 47 kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, currently under construction, will be completed by May 2025.

Minister of Works, David Umahi, gave this assurance while inspecting a section of the road that had been evacuated and refilled after being used as a dump site.

Umahi expressed confidence in the construction company’s reliability, stating that it would achieve one kilometre of concrete pavement per day, ensuring that the project remains on track.

He also mentioned that squatters along the site corridors would soon be removed for failing to relocate voluntarily.

“I am very happy with the work. People have been asking me about the 47-kilometre stretch being commissioned by May 29, and they’re counting the months. But I have no fear about what Hitech is doing.
The quality of the work is good, and the most difficult aspect, which is the settlement of the sand, is being handled,” Umahi said.

Earlier, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, explained that the excavation of a large refuse dump had delayed progress but assured that it would not significantly affect the project’s timeline.

“This site had a huge deposit of refuse, some areas as deep as five to six meters.

The contractor was tasked with excavating and evacuating it, and we’re now at the formation level, ready to fill and continue,” Kesha explained.

The 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, passing through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom, is a major infrastructure project.

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With a cost of N4 billion per kilometre, the road will be constructed at a total cost of N15 trillion.