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Works Minister David Umahi says the 750km Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway has no single engineering design covering the entire route, explaining that the project is being designed, costed and approved section by section. Minister of Works David Umahi has disclosed that the 750-kilometre Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway does not have one comprehensive engineering design covering the entire route, more than...
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- Works Minister David Umahi says the 750km Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway has no single engineering design covering the entire route, explaining that the project is being designed, costed and approved section by section.
- Minister of Works David Umahi has disclosed that the 750-kilometre Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway does not have one comprehensive engineering design covering the entire route, more than two years after construction began.
- Speaking during an Arise Television interview on Friday, October 23, 2026, Umahi said the project is being designed and costed section by section.According to the minister, engineering designs for individual sections are developed after environmental assessments, soil investigations and other technical studies establish the terrain and construction requirements.
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Works Minister David Umahi says the 750km Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway has no single engineering design covering the entire route, explaining that the project is being designed, costed and approved section by section. Minister of Works David Umahi has disclosed that the 750-kilometre Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway does not have one comprehensive engineering design covering the entire route, more than...
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Glow 99.1 FM published this story with Babatunde Ademola Fadewo listed as author.
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October 23, 2026
