The Federal Government has temporarily opened a 47-kilometre stretch of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway for vehicles.
The section runs from the Ahmadu Bello Way junction to Eleko village junction.
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced the temporary opening at a ceremony in Lagos attended by government officials, traditional leaders, and other stakeholders.
He said the move will make travel easier and improve the often difficult journey for commuters along the Lekki-Ajah corridor, noting that opening Section 1 of the highway fulfills a government promise to the people.
The event was also attended by Oniru of Iruland, Gbolahan Lawal; Senate Committee on Works Chairman, Barinada Mpigi; Hitech Construction Managing Director, Dany Abboud; Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi; and other officials from the Ministry of Works.
Olufemi Dare, the federal controller of works in Lagos, explained that the section was opened temporarily to reduce traffic congestion during the holiday season.
The 47km portion of the highway, awarded to Hitech Construction for over N1.06 trillion, includes a dual-carriage highway with rigid pavement, drainage systems, culverts, median barriers, streetlights, and the relocation of public utilities such as cables, poles, and pipelines.
“The stretch of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway that falls entirely within the Lagos State border is 103km in length.
“Up till date, a total of 30km of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) has been completed, while sand filling has been completed on the remaining 17.474km, and the whole stretch of 47.474km is thus motorable.
“The total stretch in section 1 is projected to be completed before the end of the second quarter of 2026,” Dare said.
KanyiDaily recalls that the Federal Government recently secured a $747 million loan to help fund the first section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, running from Victoria Island to Eleko Village.
