The demolition of structures along the first three kilometers of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is scheduled to commence on Saturday, April 27, according to the Federal Government.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Korede Keisha, made disclosed this during a press briefing held on Thursday in Lagos. She specified that only structures within the designated right of way for the project would be affected.
Keisha encouraged property owners who have received demolition notices and have concerns to visit the secretariat of the Federal Ministry of Works between today, Thursday, April 25, and tomorrow, Friday, April 26, to address their concerns.
Keisha said, “So this press briefing is just to create awareness for all those that may be involved or have one or two things to do along that project corridor.
“We’ve sent out demolition notices to as many as are within the right of way, and we are using this medium now to say that everyone who has any concern within that corridor and has been served, the secretariat is open to them from today, 3.00 pm.
“We are welcoming them from today until tomorrow. Whatever you have to do along that axis, and then we’ve come to you and marked you down for demolition, we are asking that you see us at the secretariat from today until tomorrow evening.
“Thereafter, the demolition squad will move to action by Saturday morning for the first three kilometres.
“For the first three kilometres, anything within the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be dropped down from Saturday morning.
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“So, I want to use this medium to reach out to as many as we cannot put calls across to, and this will go a long way to let them know that their issues will be sorted out between today and tomorrow.
“Especially if you are within zero to three kilometres of the projects and you have been marked. You have been identified as standing in the right of way of the project corridors.”
The Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project spans 700 kilometers, linking Lagos to Cross River and traversing the coastal states of Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom before reaching its destination.
Estimated at a cost of N15 trillion, construction of this vital route is slated to proceed, with each kilometer demanding a budget of N4 billion.
