Nigeria: Umahi Clarifies Work Done, Completion Time for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
- Senator David Umahi inspected the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project on Wednesday and confirmed its completion target for January 2026.
- The project has surpassed 70 percent completion and received financial support from both a Dutch financial institution and the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
- Umahi detailed that the highway is a superhighway designed to allow entry only via flyovers and interchanges to avoid traffic congestion.
- He pointed out that the concrete thickness measures 280 millimetres, surpassing the planned 275 millimetres, and explained that the visit was conducted in collaboration with the project’s financial sponsors.
- The highway’s completion by January 2026, God willing, implies improved infrastructure, though concerns remain about direct access from residences requiring barrier design.
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Umahi clarifies work done, completion time for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
“Some of you reported that I said the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway was 70 per cent done and will be finished by January 2026." The post Umahi clarifies work done, completion time for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.


Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to be completed by January 2026 – Umahi
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced that the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is on track to be completed by January 2026. Umahi made this known on Wednesday during an inspection tour of the project. “We came to review the project with the financial promoters – Dutch Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa,” he said. “I assure you that by January next year, God willing, we will have this road completed…
Umahi: What I said on completion of Lagos-Calabar highway
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has clarified on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project implementation, saying that it is the Section One of the project that is 70 per cent completed. Umahi made the clarification in an interview with newsmen during a tour of some bridges on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Thursday. “Some of … The post Umahi: What I said on completion of Lagos-Calabar highway appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.
Only Section One Of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway 70 Per Cent Complete – Umahi Clarifies
The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has clarified reports on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, stating that only Section One of the project, spanning 47.47 kilometres, is currently 70 per cent completed.…The post Only Section One Of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway 70 Per Cent Complete – Umahi Clarifies appeared first on The Liberation News Nigeria.
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