SAN FRANCISCO, August 02, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has approved the take-off of the reconstruction of Oworonshoki- Apapa express way in Lagos State at the cost of N72.9 billion.
Making the disclosure at the end of wednesday’s weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House, Abuja, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the reconstruction would be done under a private public partnership (PPP) arrangement.
According to him, the reconstruction which would be undertaken for the first time since 1975 by Dangote Group would cover Creek Road, Tin Can Island, Beachland Estate and end up at the toll gate end of the Lagos – Ibadan express way.
Fashola the reconstruction plan is a 10-lane road of five lanes on each side, as well as drainage, is a 27.8-kilometre road and 79.8 linear-kilometre arrangement.
“The approval that Ministry of Power, Works and Housing secured wednesday was for the reconstruction of Creek Road, Tin Can Island, Beachland Estate right through to Oworonshoki all the way to the Lagos end of the Toll gate end of Lagos – Ibadan expressway,” he stated.
“This is the full reconstruction of that road which was built, l believe, around 1975 as part of first port expansion undertaken then in the 70s. That road then was intended to evacuate cargoes out of Lagos without running through the spines of the city.
“As you have variously reported, it was in the state of disrepair. Council now approved its reconstruction at the cost of N72.9 billion.
“This is a full reconstruction excluding the fact that between Coconut and Mile 2 which had been done by the previous administration is not involved. Some things are instructive about these.
“First, it will be done through PPP model. The constructing company will be the Dangote group. It will be financing that construction to the tune of N72.9 billion as certified by PPP.
“Another instructive thing to note is that this is the fist full reconstruction of that road since it was constructed at about 1975. All previous efforts had been to repair damaged sections. So, it is going all the way to reconstruct the road.”
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