Federal Ministry of Works has pledged to continue to address the concerns of the general public on the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.
Federal controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha made the assertion during a site visit of the construction project with the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) in Lagos.
According to her, many people have been asking questions about the project’s scope, scale and progress.
She said that the ministry, recognising this public interest, took the initiative to provide a platform for public engagement and information sharing, hence it organised the technical visit.
The visit is also a part of the continuous and professional development of engineers.
“We are here at the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway; you will agree with me that it’s a mega project.
“It’s the talk of the town and everyone has been asking individual questions, when they see us on the road they will want to know if the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is four lanes, two lanes or 10 lanes.
“They will ask us what it is made up of, why the money is like that and what they are doing.
“So, we decided that instead of answering individuals, let us come together as a society; the Nigerian Society of Engineers with our sister body, like the Institution of Civil Engineers.
“Seeing is believing, let’s see things for yourself. So, you know how your money is being spent. Hence, we organise this technical visit and it’s part of the continuous and professional development of engineers.
“It is part of the mandate of the society of engineers to take engineers to development sites, sites of engineering concern so that they can see and thereafter develop from there,’’ Kesha said.
The controller, who provided the engineers with an update information on the progress of the coastal highway project, added that the progress was at a rapid pace with substantial work completed.
She told them that extensive sand filling had been carried out over a distance of 12 kilometres to stabilise the ground.
Kesha said that the construction of the road itself was underway, with the road being divided into two sections in certain areas to avoid disrupting existing buildings.
