The Federal Government has officially renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway
Minister of Works David Umahi announced the decision on Thursday during a media briefing in Abuja, explaining that the road was named after President Bola Tinubu because he first envisioned the project while serving as governor of Lagos State.
“That highway is named President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway,” Umahi said.
“By the powers conferred on me as Minister of Works, in consultation with my Permanent Secretary, the Minister of State, directors and staff of the ministry, we decided to name it after him because of his dream for it.”
Umahi noted that Tinubu conceived the idea for the coastal highway about 27 years ago.
“He had that dream about 27 years back as governor of Lagos State. It is one thing to dream and another thing to actualise that dream,” he added.
The minister also disclosed that President Tinubu had approved a 400-kilometre extension of the Fourth Legacy Highway, bringing its total planned length to approximately 1,100 kilometres.
He further announced the President’s approval for the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway using reinforced concrete pavement, the completion of the Ibi Bridge in Taraba State, the construction of the 5.76-kilometre Lau Bridge, and the dualisation of another 400 kilometres of the East-West Road.
Providing an update on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, Umahi said construction was advancing steadily across several sections. He revealed that the second section, stretching from Eleko to the Lagos-Ogun boundary, is about 60 percent complete and is expected to be substantially delivered by November.
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