Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project: FG announces completion of project by January 2026

David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has announced that the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is projected to be completed by January 2026.

Umahi shared this update during an inspection of the highway on Wednesday, April 30.

“We came to review the project with the financial promoters – Dutch Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa,” he said.

“I assure you that by January next year, God willing, we will have this road completed.”

Umahi stated that the financial backers of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway expressed satisfaction with the progress, quality, methodology, and overall execution of the project.

He also commended Hitech Construction Company, the contractor responsible for the project, for their outstanding efforts.

“The road is exceptionally technically well-designed.

“The concrete thickness is designed for 275 millimetres, but what they are doing is 280 millimetres.

“I commend also the department in charge of this project – the Department of Bridge and Roads, and, of course, the controller of works in Lagos,” he said.

Umahi expressed that his main concern would be motorists accessing the highway directly from their homes.

“It is going to be a very serious issue, so we have to design a barrier,” he said.

“I know that you are putting a retaining wall, but you have not incorporated a retaining wall all through.”

He explained that, as a major superhighway, motorists should enter at designated flyovers and interchanges to prevent traffic congestion.