Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road To Decongest Corridors, Port Activity in Apapa Wharf

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project would decongest the Apapa Wharf, Apapa ports and solve the problems of shallow shafts, shallow drafts along the Apapa Wharf while actualising the full potential of the adjourning states.

He further clarified that the project will decongest the entire corridors of Lagos State starting from the Dangote Refinery, Lekki-Epe corridors, Free Trade Zones, Dangote Fertilizers and multinational companies along the axis.

Umahi made this known while inspecting the Chainage 8 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project, adding that the project is a legacy project of the existing work of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Renewed Hope agenda to provide infrastructure across regions and states.

He, however, commended the president for the 700 km coastal road project while applauding his efforts to achieve infrastructure across regions, shorelines and coastline states in the country.

Umahi affirmed that the ministry will speed up efforts to achieve the desired consolidation of the coastal highway project while stressing that the Ministry is working effortlessly to commission the 30km section of the coastal highway by May 29th, 2025.

“We have been able to award section 147km, Section 255km that is the boundary between Lagos and Ogun State, we have awarded Section 3A and 3B in Cross River states. We have solar lights made of carbon credits, we have train tracks in-between the two carriageways, and we are doing this with reinforced concrete of 275 mm thick with 120 mm rods and this concrete pavement has low emissions and the federal government will earn carbon credits again”. Umahi said.

“We have cable channels and we are going to have the windmill energy installed along the coastline states which means we will have free energy along the adjourning states and coastline communities,” he said.

He further noted that the Lekki port is a liberation to the country’s economy while applauding the efforts of the president to deepen infrastructure and actualise his legacy project in the country.

He charged contractors to ensure timely delivery and commitment of the projects even as he commended Hi tech in driving the desired consolidation of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project to achieve its full capacity.

He further assured that the ministry will commission the first 30km of the Lagos coastal road by May 29th, 2025.

Corroborating the minister’s account, managing director of Hi tech, Dany Abboud said, Hi tech will continue to work tirelessly to advancing infrastructure project in the country “

Abboud affirmed the project’s adherence to durability and safety standards, expressing confidence in its timely delivery.”