By LYDIA NGWAKWE

Work is seriously in progress on the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project as the first 120km is being constructed in Sokoto.

The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, gave the assurance in a press release on Saturday in Lagos.

?It has been procured, and work is going on by Hitech, using concrete.

?Then, you have the Kebbi section, 250km. Work is also going on there.

?We believe strongly that we will be able to have about 20km in both sections to commission by May 29, 2025,? Umahi said in the press release.

He said that the Federal Government was sure that it would also inaugurate the first 20km in Section One and 10km in Section Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on May 29, 2025.

The minister commended the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the area of funding of the projects in spite of his interventions in other critical priority sectors of the economy.

?The President has given very serious attention to road infrastructure,? he said.

Umahi also praised Tinubu?s vision in initiating legacy projects that would connect the critical economic corridors and boost transport ecosystem in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.

?This coastal highway and, of course, the four legacy projects, all have train track incorporated.

?The construction of the train track for this section I is going to take off in 2025, and we believe strongly that the President is going to give Nigerians the road infrastructure that they have been yearning for.?

He said that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway would accommodate landmark features that would add value to its socio-economic potential.

?We are going to plant trees and, of course, we are going to also have some lay bay.

?We can decide that in every five kilometers, we have a lay bay where we connect all our CCTV cameras, and then, we have vehicles and the security within the cabin there, so that the response time will be like 10 minutes,? he said.

Umahi had, during a tour of the coastal highway on Friday, said that the project would be reviewed from 10 lanes to six lanes and at a lower cost. (NAN)

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