The federal government has opened a 47-kilometre segment of the Lagos–Calabar coastal highway for temporary use, allowing vehicles to move along the stretch from the Ahmadu Bello Way junction in Victoria Island to Eleko junction.
The partial opening took place on Friday during a brief ceremony attended by David Umahi, minister of works; Gbolahan Lawal, the Oniru of Iruland; Barinada Mpigi, chair of the senate committee on works; Dany Abboud, managing director of Hitech Construction; Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos commissioner for transportation; and representatives of the ministry of works.
Olufemi Dare, the federal controller of works in Lagos, said the decision was aimed at easing gridlock ahead of the Yuletide period.
Dare explained that the 47km segment was awarded to Hitech Construction for N1,067,887,381,148.61, covering the “construction of rigid pavement dual-carriage highway with accompanying drainages and culverts, median barriers, street lightings, and the relocation of public utilities like electric cables, poles, cable ducts, gas and water pipelines as required”.
He added that the entire section of the coastal project within Lagos spans 103km. “Up till date, a total of 30km of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) has been completed, while sand filling has been completed on the remaining 17.474km, and the whole stretch of 47.474km is thus motorable,” he said.
According to him, section one of the project is expected to be finished before the end of the second quarter of 2026.
Speaking at the event, Umahi dismissed claims that the government is focusing solely on the Lagos–Calabar corridor, noting that several other projects are also underway. He said the federal government welcomes constructive feedback on the highway development.
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