WORKS MINISTER, UMAHI CHARGES CONTRATORS TO CHANGE FAILED PORTIONS OF ENUGU PORTHHARCOUT AND ENUGU LOKPANTA ROADS WITH CONCRETE PAVEMENT

Minister of Works, David Umahi has ordered contractors handling the Enugu – Port Harcourt Expressway Section III and Enugu – Lokpanta in Enugu State, to redesign failed portions of the road with concrete pavement.

Umahi gave the directive while inspecting the road project as part of activities marking the beginning of his South East road inspection tour scheduled to take place throughout the week starting from Tuesday 5th September – Saturday 9th September 2023.

The minister reaffirmed that construction work on all federal roads must be done in line with specification to avoid a situation where contractors will be compelled to return and repeat an already completed job.

The Minister equally pointed out that some portions of the expressway inspected so far were in dire need of urgent and immediate attention and directed the Director in charge of the South East geo-political zone, Engr.Bede Obioha from the Ministry to come up with recommendations for the accomplishment of his directives.