The Lagos-Badagry Expressway is being expanded from its present dimension to 6 lanes, and officers plan to complete the work by April. Minister of Works David Umahi shared this replace whereas checking on the freeway’s progress on Thursday.
This 46-kilometer stretch is a component of a bigger ECOWAS street community that connects to the Seme Border and continues to Abidjan. Umahi stated President Bola Tinubu will formally open the finished street throughout celebrations marking his second yr in workplace.
The development firm engaged on the challenge has already obtained N50 billion of the full N71 billion contract quantity. Umahi expressed confidence within the contractor’s means to complete the work on time.
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“The contractor has been paid about N50 billion; it implies that what’s left to finish the job is N21 billion,” Umahi defined. “We’ve scheduled a gathering with the contractor to debate how you can finalise the remaining 4 to 5 kilometres earlier than April 20.”
The minister additionally talked about that the following part of the street, which extends to Seme Border, will likely be constructed utilizing concrete pavement. He added that there are plans to ask border states to finish their parts of the ECOWAS freeway that finally reaches Abidjan.
Umahi praised President Tinubu’s dedication to persevering with about 270 development initiatives that had been began earlier than his administration. These initiatives are scheduled to be formally opened in Could.
The work on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway initially started in October 2018.
