FG steps-up road construction in Benin/Ore axis
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The Federal Government on Wednesday at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting approved the sum of N147.4bn for two major roads, the Benin-Ore and Okene-Benin expressways.
Addressing newsmen after the FEC meeting, the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, and his works counterpart, Mike Onolememen, disclosed that the four sections of the road would gulp N75.8bn.
Stating this, Onolememen, said “Council approved the award of contracts for the execution of Phase II (dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section I, II, III and IV in Kogi State and Edo State in the following order:
“Contract No. 6135 for the dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section I: Obajana Junction-Okene (40.00km) in Kogi State in favour of Messrs.’ CGC (Nigeria Limited) in the sum of N18,905,502,377.69 thereby revising the contract sum from N11.663,957,682.30 to N30,569,460,059.99 .
“Contracts No. 6136 for the dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section II: Okene-Auchi (26.70km) in Kogi and Edo states, in favour of Messrs. Mothercat Limited in the sum of N10,227,820,541.42, thereby revising the contract sum from N11,086,276,140.35 to N21,294,096,681.78.
“Contract No. 6137 for the dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section III: Auchi-Ehor (29.20km) in Edo State in favour of Messrs Danata and Sawoe Construction Company Limited in the sum of N23,206,811,244.87, thereby revising the contract sum from N11,659,588,909.69 to N34,866,400,154.56”.
While the breakdown of the projects includes the execution of Phase II, dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road Section I, II, III and IV in Kogi State and Edo State, there will be reconstruction and asphalt overlay of Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu dual carriageway Phase IV: Ajebandele-Shagamu KM162 + 586 (Ondo State to KM 261 + 000 (Ogun) in Ogun State.
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