From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki
The Federal Government yesterday said it will build solar lights and use CCTV cameras to monitor its ongoing road projects across the country.
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, made the disclosure at a news conference on Saturday in Enugu, after inspecting road projects in the South East region.
The minister also announced that the 61 kilometres of the Enugu-Port Harcourt highway, which was the first section, had been fully completed.
Also completed which is very vital is the first section from Enugu to Lokpanta which is 61 kilometres. I can attest that 61 kilometres of this road from Enugu has been fully completed.
Among the projects inspected include Enugu-Port Harcourt highway, Enugu-Onitsha road, Eke-Obinagu flyover in Enugu, Second Niger Bridge and Asaba-Onitsha highway.
Also inspected were Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja Highway, bridges and two flyovers.
Umahi who emphasized on need for the ministry regular project inspection said it was aimed at achieving quality work as stipulated by President Bola Tinubu.
“Let me say that our commitment in deploying solar light and CCTV to monitor the bridges and the surroundings are not limited to bridges.
“This is what we are going to have in all our federal highways.
“This is very vital. The first section from Enugu to Lokpanta is 61 kilometres. I can attest that 61 kilometres of this road from Enugu has been fully completed.
“Another three kilometres of Port Harcourt road has been fully completed. We have directed that no laid asphalt should be removed from our road again.
“We have different treatment to different roads, but don’t remove asphalt from our road. This is what we directed,” the Minister added.
