The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate several completed road projects across Nigeria this weekend as part of the Renewed Hope infrastructure agenda.
In a statement released late Friday by his media aide, Orji Uchenna, Umahi listed key projects set for commissioning, beginning with a portion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Phase I, Section I (30km out of 750km), stretching from Ahmadu Bello to Eleko Village in the Lekki Peninsula. The project, awarded under Contract No. 8438, is being handled by Hitech Construction Limited.
Other Projects for Inauguration Include:
East-West Road Dualisation
Section II (Sub-section I): Eleme Junction (Port Harcourt) to Ahoada, Rivers State
Contractor: Setraco Nig. Ltd. | Length: 94km
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Expansion
Phase I, Section II (Shagamu to Ibadan), Ogun & Oyo States
Contractor: RCC Nigeria Ltd. | Length: 166.8km
Alesi–Ugep Rehabilitation
Cross River State
Contractor: Sermatec Nigeria Ltd. | Length: 67.1km
Reconstruction of Collapsed Enugu Bridge
New Artisan Market, Enugu-Port Harcourt Road
Contractor: CCECC Nigeria Ltd. | Length: 75m (3-span, dual bridge)
New Bridge at Akpoha
Ebonyi State
Contractor: CCECC Nigeria Ltd. | Length: 75m (3-span, single carriageway)
Enugu–Lokpanta Expressway Rehabilitation
Enugu State
Contract No. 6251 | Length: 61km
Ikorodu–Shagamu Road
Lagos/Ogun States
Contractor: Arab Contractors OAO Nig. Ltd. | Length: 30.4km
East–West Road Upgrade
PH (Eleme Junction) to Onne Port, Rivers State
Contractor: RCC Nigeria Ltd. | Length: 15km
Lagos–Badagry Expressway Expansion
Agbara Junction to Nigeria/Benin Border
Contractor: CGC Nigeria Ltd. | Length: 24.3km x 2
Upcoming Project Flag-Offs
Umahi also revealed that new projects will be flagged off soon, including:
Ibadan–Ife–Ilesha–Akure–Benin Road (Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Edo States)
Nembe–Brass Road Construction
Enugu–Onitsha Carriageway Section (Total: 107km)
Abakpa Flyover in Enugu State
These developments form part of President Tinubu’s infrastructure-driven vision under the Renewed Hope agenda, aimed at boosting connectivity, trade, and economic development across Nigeria.
