C/River to complete 300km roads by 2019

The Cross River Government says its target is to complete the 300 kilometres of road projects it has embarked upon across the state by 2019.

The state Commissioner for Works, Engr. Dane Osim-Asu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar.

Osim-Asu said the roads were being constructed with a view to linking together more communities and promoting economic activities in the state.

“The Ministry of Works has undertaken 300 kilometres of road construction targeted to be completed within the first tenure of Gov. Ben Ayade. There is no project that we are carrying over to the next administration,” he said adding that “The project that will transcend into the next administration is the 274 kilometre super highway and the Bakassi deep sea port.”

“We have completed over 150 kilometres of roads in three years. I can assure Cross rive people that by 2019, we will hit the target of 300 kilometres of roads across the state.

“We have other projects including the Arthur Jarvis University road in Akpabuyo Local Government Area (LGA) and the Ikot Effangha road in Akamkpa LGA.

“There are also the Akpet Central road leading to Ogbe in Biase and the Ovukwa Junction road in Obubra Local Government Area, among others.

“All these roads have reached an appreciable stage because the priming, stone base and asphalting have equally been done,’’ he said.