Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has mentioned the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is already serving its purpose because the Federal Authorities intensifies efforts to finish its Part One.
Umahi made the comment on Saturday throughout an inspection tour of the undertaking.
“I’m very wanting to see how we are able to absolutely full this Part One by April this 12 months, in order that we are able to have it absolutely commissioned – a stretch of Part One and a big a part of Part Two,” he mentioned.
He mentioned despite challenges, the contractor dealing with the undertaking was doing nicely and decided to beat deadlines.
“We’re terribly being challenged due to the realignment that we’ve encountered.
”What we’re witnessing in Kilometer 34 has nothing to check with what we had in Kilometer 20, the place we had a pit of over 25 metres deep.
“Lagosians and different Nigerians have been having fun with the highway, and I’ve seen the rationale behind the desires of over 27 years,” Umahi mentioned.
He mentioned that he would examine the undertaking each month to ensure that President Bola Tinubu would have it absolutely inaugurated by the top of April.
In response to Umahi, the President may also inaugurate about 50 p.c of the Part Two of the freeway undertaking in April.
“We’ve not been right here since we quickly opened it for visitors and we’re very pleased that the coastal highway is serving its purpose.
”I’m very pleased with what I’ve seen out of the 47.47 kilometres, excluding the bridges, that are a part of the Part Two,” he mentioned.
Earlier, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olufemi Dare, instructed the minister that the contractor was encountering challenges at Chainage 34.
“The dredging operation is ongoing with a purpose to fast-track the method, and at any time when we finalise and we push the sand on high of water stage, we’re persevering with with sharp sand in addition to stone base,” Dare mentioned.
