President Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, flagged off the second section of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway stretching from Aba Rail/ Road Bridge crossing to Eleme Junction in Port Harcourt.
The 41.4 kilometer road was awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation at the cost of N34, 047, 096, 919.17 with a completion period of 30 months.
Flagging of the project, President Jonathan represented by the Minister for Works, Chief Mike Onolememen, said the gesture was a demonstration of his avowed commitment to the development of road infrastructure in the country in line with the transformation agenda of his administration.
He noted that the Enugu-Port Harcourt dual carriage way is an important North-South arterial highway route connecting so many important cities in the country.
Jonathan said the highway constructed over 70 years ago was begging for total rehabilitation following enormous pressure on it as a result of increasing traffic flow, hence, the resolve of his administration to give it a face-lift.
He noted with delight the progress of work on section one of the expressway, stretching from Lokpanta to Aba awarded in 2013, hinting that section three of the road spanning from Enugu to Lopkanta had already been awarded and would be flagged-off next week.
The President said with the award of contract for the second and third sections of the road, “the entire stretch of the Enugu-Port Harcourt highway is now under total rehabilitation.”
This he added was in response to “the cries and yearnings of the good people of the South-South and South East zones and indeed all Nigerians.”
Onolememen in his own address which was read by the Director of Highway Planning and Development, Federal Ministry of Works, Mr. Bala Danshehu, said the total length of the road from Enugu to Port Harcourt is 218 kilometers. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I've traveled through the road, it doesn't worth the claim of FG bcos counselor can't claim he constructed the road not to talk of FG. GEJ na why ur propagandist like to rubbish ur name. 218km claim hardly you will see 50km worthy of commissioning. Ay. Com
ReplyDeleteWhere's the first section of the road, why is this government deceiving themselves. If federal government claim and boasts about that road then we are finished in their hand. Even local government chairman can even boast about that road. If that is your transformation agenda then you are a deceiver.
ReplyDeleteThey said the road has been awarded/flag off and not in construction already, please read the news properly before rendering abuses. Moreover it was also show cased in TV newsline yesterday night, so please lets try and be civil on presidential issues; atleast show a little respect.
ReplyDeletePart of the media propaganda. GEJ is hell bent on winning the forth coming election, that is why he has come up with this. We are not deceived, we can't be fooled forever. We must kick you out by March, 28. Sai Buhari. O.J
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