The Minister of Works, Sen David Umahi has commenced nationwide stakeholders engagement for the construction of sections of the three Renewed Hope Legacy Road Infrastructure projects.
This followed the approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of the national road infrastructure network that will traverse the various trade and agricultural corridors of Nigeria and in keeping with the Renewed Hope strategic economic recovery plans.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the minister on Media and Publicity, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji said the minister will on Saturday, 29th, and Sunday 30th June 2024 hold the session of the stakeholders’ engagement in Akwa Ibom and Cross-River States, respectively.
“In Akwa Ibom, he will present and discuss the proposed alignment for the construction of Sections 3B and 4 of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project passing through the State and in Cross River State, he will present and discuss section 3A of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and 92 km segment of the Calabar-South East- North Central- Apo Abuja Superhighway passing through the State,” he said.
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He said stakeholders expected at the event include governors of concerned states, Senate and Federal House of Representatives Committees on Works, ministers of line ministries, royal fathers and technocrats, among others.
“The three Renewed Hope Legacy Road Infrastructure projects when completed shall have historic national interconnectivity that will crisscross the major transportation routes of northern and southern states of Nigeria and that is the Sokoto – Badagry Superhighway (SBS): a 1,000-kilometer highway connecting Sokoto in Northern Nigeria to Badagry in Western Nigeria, passing through seven states and connecting to the Lagos-Calabar coastal (LCCH) highway at Ahmadu Bello way Lagos; Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: a 700-kilometer coastal highway connecting from Lagos State to Cross River State through 8 states; and the Calabar- South East- North Central- Apo Abuja 477-kilometer Superhighway connecting from Calabar to Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa states and ending at Apo in Abuja.”
He said the stakeholders’ meeting will afford opportunities for communities along the routes and trade corridors to appreciate the potential of the project to enhance industrialization, tourism and agriculture.
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