Ayomide Adeoso.
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has announced the Federal Government’s renewed commitment to completing the East-West Road project in order to unlock the full economic potentials of communities in the South South geo-political zone.
Umahi made the announcement while on an on the spot assessment of the project sites at the sites at section II: Kaiama- Ahoada in Rivers/ Bayelsa State.
This was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), Orji Uchenna Orji, in Abuja, yesterday.
The Minister explained that the President Bola Tinubu-led Renewed Hope administration remains committed to giving all regions the requisite environment to attain their full economic potentials and guarantee a sense of self actualization through the provision of long lasting infrastructure especially roads.
According to him, President Tinubu has introduced a more formidable measure of construction to end pavement failures and years of infrastructural neglect on the East West Road.
Umahi project sites at East West Road section II: Kaiama- Ahoada in Rivers/ Bayelsa States; the construction of Multiple Box Culverts at flood damaged locations along the dualization of East West Road handled by Messrs Rock Results Nigeria Ltd and the dualization of East West Road, Section II ( sub section II) handled by SETRACO Nigeria Ltd dated 22nd July 2024.
Speaking shortly after the inspection of work progress, the minister said that federal government redesigned the inherited ongoing project ,using reinforcement concrete technology to end it all.