FG to flag off construction of Cross River section of coastal highway
The federal government is set to flag off the Cross River section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway construction on April 14.
Works minister David Umahi disclosed at a stakeholders’ engagement on section two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project in Lagos on Sunday.
“We are going there, to Cross River, on 14, to flag off the construction. By 15, we also go to Akwa Ibom to flag off. That 65km is the worst terrain. It is 65km times two, which is 130km,” he said.
On the second legacy project, the Sokoto-Badagry Highway, the minister noted that one section in Sokoto was 120km.
The minister added, “The third section of Sokoto-Badagry is going to start from Badagry, but we have a few challenges. We have rivers of three kilometres to cross. That is a lot of money.
“We have proposed four options, which I am going to be discussing with Mr President, and whichever option he chooses, that is what we are going to choose.”
Mr Umahi assured that procurement regarding the project would start as soon as the discussions were over, after which work would start.
(NAN)
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