The Federal Government has renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway in recognition of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s role in conceiving the project during his tenure as Governor of Lagos State about 27 years ago.
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced the development during a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He explained that the decision followed consultations within the ministry’s leadership and described the 750-kilometre highway as one of Nigeria’s most ambitious infrastructure projects.
According to Umahi, President Tinubu not only envisioned the coastal highway decades ago but also had the opportunity to bring the project to fruition during his presidency.
The minister further disclosed that President Tinubu had approved a 400-kilometre extension of the Fourth Legacy Highway. He also provided updates on other ongoing federal road projects, including sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, noting that construction is progressing simultaneously across multiple sections of the coastal highway.
