$20bn Loan: Atiku Raises Alarm over Lagos-Calabar Highway Reroute, Challenges Tinubu
Umahi said the route was redesigned to avoid deep pits and flooding, while Section One is complete and Section Two is due by November.
- On Wednesday, Minister of Works Dave Umahi defended the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway realignment in Ondo, stating the government has "no regret" for the route adjustment despite receiving petitions alleging diversion.
- Engineering challenges, including pits deeper than 10 metres, necessitated the route redesign, according to Umahi, who emphasized avoiding difficult terrain to ensure a stable foundation for the highway.
- Covering 67 kilometres, the project comprises 27 kilometres in Ogun State and about 40 kilometres in Ondo, with construction currently ongoing toward the Ondo-Edo axis.
- President Bola Tinubu approved continuing the highway through the existing East-West Road, a decision Umahi called "wonderful" for addressing recurring flooding and anticipated climate change impacts.
- Government work continues on other legacy infrastructure, including the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry Highway and the Trans-Sahara route linking the South-east and North-central regions.
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$20bn Loan: Atiku raises alarm over Lagos-Calabar highway reroute, challenges Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over the announced rerouting of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway amid uncertainty surrounding a planned $20 billion loan. Atiku spoke in a statement on Monday. DAILY POST reports that the Minister of Works, David Umahi, said in […] $20bn Loan: Atiku raises alarm over Lagos-Calabar highway reroute, challenges Tinubu
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The Podium MediaUmahi defends Ondo Coastal Highway diversion
…Minister cites 100-metre-deep pits, high construction costs behind route change By John Alechenu, Abuja The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has defended the Federal Government’s decision to divert the Ondo section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, saying the original route crossed terrain with pits more than 100 metres deep and would have significantly increased construction […]
“We Have No Regret For Decisions Taken In Ondo” — Umahi Defends Coastal Highway Realignment, Cites Difficult Terrain And Cost
The Federal Government has altered parts of the alignment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, with President Bola Tinubu directing the Ministry of Works to route the continuation of the project through the existing East-West Road rather than construct an entirely new alignment through parts of the Ondo-Edo axis. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, who disclosed […]
Coastal highway will be re-routed to link East-West road due to difficult terrain
President Bola Tinubu has directed that the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway be re-routed through the existing East-West road from Ondo into Edo State, Dave Umahi, Minister of Works, has said. Umahi relayed that the directive was intended to prevent the construction of a new alignment along the corridor. “Divert, do not do any new alignments. Pass the coastal highway through the existing East-West road,” the minister quoted Tinubu as saying. …
Knocks as Tinubu diverts Coastal Road after Ogun State, Umahi explains
By Onome Jackson The ongoing Lagos -Calabar road project is billed to detour inland though Edo State to join the East-West Road. Pained by the development ,many are saying Tinubu and Umahi have deceived South-South people. “It has made rubbish the project’s original vision, scope and justification for all the billions of dollars.” YOUNEWS learnt ...
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