UmahiThe Federal Government has carried out some adjustments on the 700 kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, including rerouting and reducing the lanes from 10 to six.
This, the government said, is to avoid any possible damage to subsea cables belonging to telecommunication companies as well as a cost-saving measure for the legacy project.
According to the Minister of Works, David Umahi, the government had disbursed a total sum of N10 billion as compensation to property owners affected by the demolition necessary for the construction of the road.
He said the project was still ongoing and not stopped as being insinuated in some quarters, adding that the first 47 kilometres of the project would be open to the public by May 2025.
