Coastal highway is beautiful, it inspires us to make heaven – Umahi

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says the beauty of the streets of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway inspires one to want to make heaven.

 Speaking when he featured on Arise TV over the weekend, Umahi wondered what heaven looks like if the  coastal road could be “so beautiful”.

“I was there; I was so so excited and I said if the street of coastal highway can be this beautiful, how beautiful will the streets of heaven look? It makes us to do better and make heaven; it is a beautiful place” Umahi said

Giving updates on the project, he said the 30km in section one of the 750km highway will be ready for commissioning by President Bola Tinubu on May 25.

He explained that the road was raised high enough to be above expected ocean flood level.

“That has put a lot of adjourning buildings in a very serious situation as our road level is at the level of their first decking. So we’re constructing retaining wall all through,” he said.

According to Umahi, the first section is 47.47km by six lanes, with three lanes in each carriageway. He added that in the middle of both carriageways is a train track of 12m width and bridges along the lines.

“The first section is supposed to be done in 36 months, stated in March 2024; we’ve done about one year. By 14th of this month, we’re going to be flagging off  construction in the Calabar axis.”he said

Umahi said the flag-off in Akwa Ibom will be done a day after and that of the Ebonyi axis of the project will be flagged off on April 16.