Umahi dismisses flooding concerns on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has dismissed concerns over water retention observed on portions of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, assuring Nigerians that the project and other major legacy road projects of the Federal Government would be completed by 2031.
Umahi gave the assurance on Friday during an inspection tour of Sections One and Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway alongside members of the National Assembly to evaluate the progress of work on the project.
The minister was responding to complaints by some road users and critics regarding reports of flooding and potholes on parts of the highway corridor.
Addressing the concerns, Umahi explained that the wate...