THE Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has said President Bola Tinubu remains passionate about transforming Nigeria’s transportation ecosystem by investing in critical road projects as exemplified by the four legacy projects.
He said the President’s undeniable passion for results inspired this vision.
The Minister’s Special Adviser (Media), Hon. Orji Uchenna Orji, said this in a statement, in Abuja, yesterday.
He said, “Mr. President, inspired by the vision to build legacy projects that will connect the agricultural, trade, tourism, hospitality and industrial corridors and foster socio-economic and cultural integration among the diverse regional and sub- regional nationalities initiated four (4) projects of unprecedented landmarks in the history of Africa.
Orji named the roads as: “The 750 km Lagos – Calabar Coastal Highway, the 1068 km Sokoto – Badagry Super Highway, the 482 km Calabar – Abuja Superhighway and the 439km Akwanga – Jos – Bauchi – Gombe Highway.
“The Calabar – Ebonyi – Benue – Kogi- Nasarawa – Abuja Superhighway which is a multi-lane route beginning from the spur of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in Cross River State is crossing Enugu – Abakaliki – Ogoja (Trans-Saharan Highway) at Ebonyi State and traversing through Benue State, Kogi State (crossing River Benue at Bagana in Kogi State to Nasarawa State and ending at Apo in Abuja.
“This multi-lane road will be six (6) lanes, three (3) lanes on each side to be separated with beautiful median landscaping with street light and median digital signage.
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“This road project has about 1.35 km length of River Benue bridge at Bagana and 400 m length of bridge over Ebom river in Cross River State among other smaller bridges, overpasses, interchanges and other road features along the alignment.
“The road, when completed, will reduce the travel time by road users and provide the shortest and fastest route from South – South through Southeast to Abuja.
“This will bring about the emergence of new cities and infrastructural development along the corridor, it will not only boost socio-economic activities and development along the corridor but will also link the export processing zone in Calabar and have international connection with the Republic of Cameroon.” End.