US EditionLagos–Calabar Coastal Highway to Be Tolled After Inauguration
Minister Umahi says tolling will start immediately upon highway completion to cover N170 billion cost increases from realignments and environmental protections.
- On Saturday, Dave Umahi, Minister of Works, said the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway will be tolled as soon as it is completed and inaugurated during an inspection tour.
- Facing N170 billion in overruns, the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project incurred increments from realignment, diversions, shore protection, and removal of refuse dumps up to 15 metres, with no budget increase possible, Umahi said.
- Umahi said re-measurements are complete and he has gone to the Bureau of Public Procurement, and he will invite the contractor to provide a programme, adding he does not want the road opened permanently for traffic.
- Under Umahi's timeline, the contractor must begin building infrastructure before the end of April, and Hitech is expected to assume project risk as part of its contribution.
- As part of the contract package, Umahi emphasised tolling by the contractor and said tolling implementation discussions will start after programme and infrastructure delivery.
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Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway to be tolled after inauguration
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be tolled as soon as completed and inaugurated. Umahi made the emphasis during an inspection tour of the project on Saturday. ”I must emphasise that this road is going to be tolled and by the contractor, it is part of the package. “l will be inviting the contractor to give us the programme, I don’t want to open this permanently for traffic and then we begin to talk abo…
Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway: Minister explains N170b increments, tolling plans
*Tinubu to inaugurate section one by April WorldStage– Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi on Saturday in Lagos restated plans to toll the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as soon as completed and inaugurated, . Speaking during an inspection tour of the project, he also confirmed a N170 billion increments on the project as a result of this and diversion of the projects to save high-rise buildings at the beginning of the project, the s…
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