The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said despite opposition from some quarters, President Bola Tinubu’s investments in critical road infrastructure across Nigeria would not only boost the economy but also change the face of the transportation ecosystem for good.
Umahi said this while signing road construction contract with Infiouest International Limited for the construction of Section I of the third Renewed Hope legacy road, at the headquarters of the ministry of works, Mabushi, Abuja, yesterday.
The contract covers a section traversing Enugu/Abakaliki/Ogoja Highway (Africa Trans-Sahara route) cutting across Cross River, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa states and terminating at Apo in Abuja.
The project, which consists of the reconstruction of the existing joint, asphalt concrete and laterite surfaced road pavements from Ndibe beach, traversing through Eke Market, Abaomege, Onueke, Achiagu, Umuoghara/Onu Nwafor, Ukwuachi, Ishieke, Odomoke before terminating at Mbeke in Ebonyi is section 1 of the third Renewed Hope Legacy Project spanning 118.85km and it is to be constructed on Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement, CRCP.
