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 theHitech 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.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.
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. “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.
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