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FEC Approves ₦72.9bn For Reconstruction Of Road In Lagos

Published August 2, 2018 at 4:59 AM

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola

About ₦72.9 billion has been approved by the Federal Executive Council for the reconstruction of road linking Creek Road to Tincan Island, Oworonshoki and Toll gate at the Lagos end of Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing made this known after FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, while briefing newsmen in Abuja.

According to him, the project excluded Coconut-Mile 2 part of the road that had already been done.

The Project which will take two years to complete would covers 27.8 kilometers of five lanes on both sides of the roads.
He said the project would be handled by Dangote Group on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) basis.

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