Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced that the 28-kilometre stretch of the Federal Government’s 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway traversing Ogun State will be completed before the end of 2026, saying the landmark project has given a major boost to the proposed Ogun Deep Sea Port and other strategic investments along the state’s coastline.
The governor, who spoke while commissioning the reconstructed Gao-Ibiade Road in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, said the coastal highway would unlock the economic potential of Ogun Waterside by providing the critical infrastructure required to drive industrialisation, maritime development and large-scale investments.
Abiodun commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for initiating the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, describing it as a bold and visionary national infrastructure project that would not only open up enormous economic opportunities for Ogun State but also stimulate trade, investment, tourism and regional connectivity across Nigeria.
He disclosed that he had received fresh assurances from officials handling the project that the 28-kilometre Ogun section of the highway would be completed before the end of the year.
The governor explained that his administration deliberately worked to secure an alignment that would support the proposed Ogun Deep Sea Port, ensuring that the highway runs between three and five kilometres from the state’s coastline.
According to him, the absence of an efficient evacuation corridor had remained the biggest obstacle to the development of the Deep Sea Port, as the only access route in the past was the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, located about 35 kilometres from the coast.
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