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DAVID UMAHI
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that the first section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is set to be completed by May 29, 2025, after which it will be tolled for 5 to 10 years to recover construction costs.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, revealed that the Federal Government requires over N16 trillion to complete road projects inherited from previous administrations.
The Federal Government has announced the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos to large trucks due to ongoing structural repairs.
The Federal Government has decided to reopen the bidding process for the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Phase 2 project after rejecting Julius Berger Plc's N258 billion proposal.
The Federal Government has committed N20 billion monthly to Julius Berger Plc for the completion of the dualization of an 82-kilometre section, totalling 164 kilometres, of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Highway, with a target completion timeline of 14 months.
The Federal Government has announced the commencement of the dualization of the uncompleted sections of the 375.9 km Abuja - Kaduna - Zaria - Kano Federal Highway that links the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to Kano State.
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced the Federal Government’s plans to construct a 477-kilometer, six-lane super highway traversing five states to the Federal Capital Territory.
The Federal Government has terminated its contracts with Mothercat, Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) , and Dantata & Sawoe due to non-performance on sections two, three, and four of the Obajana-Benin road dualisation project.
Akwa Ibom State is set to gain 107 kilometres of the 700-kilometer Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as President Bola Tinubu prepares to flag off Sections 3 and 4, linking Cross River to Akwa Ibom.
The Federal Government will commence stakeholder engagements today, June 29, 2024, in Akwa Ibom, and on June 30 in Cross River, to discuss the proposed alignments for sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Calabar-Southeast-North Central-Apo Abuja Superhighway.
The Federal Government has criticized RCC for failing to complete even 1km of the 15km East-West Road section from Eleme Junction to Onne Port Junction in Rivers State, despite receiving over N40 billion in mobilization funds.
The Federal Government has approved a final N280 billion for Julius Berger Nigeria PLC to complete the Bodo-Bonny road project in Rivers State.