FG now to link Sokoto-Illela-Badagry road with Lagos-Calabar Superhighway

People of Badagry  can now heave a sigh of relief as The Federal Executive Council (FEC) today approved for procurement the Sokoto-Illela-Badagry superhighway. It is meant to join the Lagos-Calabar Coastal superhighway.

The Building Collapse Prevention Guild early this month advocated the extension of the Lagos-Calabar Coast Highway road project from Bar Beach on the Ahmadu Bello Way in Victoria Island, to Badagry.

In a statement, the Guild stated that professionals from the BCPG Badagry Cell carried out a preliminary feasibility study along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean spanning from Badagry to Marina on Lagos Island, using a boat.

It stated, “Situating the terminus of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway by the border town, Badagry, will make a higher developmental and economic impact than the Bar Beach on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island.

“After a careful study, members of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild residing or working around the Badagry axis observed that extending the coastal highway to the coastline of Badagry will bring added economic value to the project.”

Now the Guild members will be happy.

The Sokoto-Illela-Badagry road was first awarded in 1976 and then abandoned.

This and 20 other items were approved when FEC concluded its meeting that started yesterday today, Tuesday May 14, 2024