David Umahi, the minister of works, has unveiled the plan
for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.
In a press conference with journalists on Saturday, the
minister also said Hitech Construction will fund the project under the
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
Hitech is a division of the Chagoury Group, a business
conglomerate in Lagos that oversaw the construction of the Lekki-Epe expressway
and the Ajah flyover.
Umahi said upon completion, the highway will have multiple spurs that will connect major towns and cities, including a spur connecting Ogoja-Ikom-Cameroon road.
“There will be a spur
that will connect the proposed fourth mainland bridge in Lagos,” he said.
“It is also connected to the deep sea port road being
constructed by Hitech, under the concrete technology and it is also connected
at Lagos-Badagry to the proposed Lagos-Abidjan super highway.”
He said there will also be multiple connections with roads
that lead to the northern parts of the country.
“There is a proposal
for connection to Sokoto. I think about four to five connections to northern
Nigeria,” he said.
Umahi added that the project is the brainchild of President
Bola Tinubu, who has asked him to “fast track this project because it is going
to be a catalyst towards the economic development of this country”.
“Let me announce that it is under PPP. The Hitech group are
going to look for the money. They have already found the money and that is the
good news because we don’t waste our time talking and holding meetings and
wasting resources,” he said.
“We are engaging seriously because we have seen the
financial capacity and capability of Hitech and this project is going to be
delivered in phases.
“Any section that we
complete, we will toll it and then business and transportation will start.
“The right of way of this project is about 100 meter
corridor. There is provision for a rail line in the middle of the road which is
about 20 meters.
“The road has four carriageways. Each of the service lanes
is 10 meters wide. The main carriageway is 14 meters.”
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