President Bola Tinubu has approved six major road projects across Nigeria, including plans to demolish and replace the ageing Carter Bridge in Lagos.
Minister of Works, Dav Umahi, announced the approvals on Wednesday, noting that the projects will cost hundreds of billions of naira and cover multiple regions.
One of the projects is the completion of the Suleja–Minna Road. The previous contractor, Salini Construction Company, completed only 10 kilometres before the contract was terminated.
The government has now awarded the remaining 71 kilometres to China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC) at a cost of ₦91 billion.
In Lagos, the Federal Government approved the design and costing of a new Carter Bridge after assessments showed the current structure cannot be rehabilitated.
Advanced Engineering Consultants will handle the design and cost evaluation, estimated at ₦5.6 billion.
Carter Bridge in Lagos, Nigeria, built in 1901 by the British colonial government, was the first link between Lagos Island and the mainland, spanning from Iddo to Idumota.
Named after Governor Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter (1891-1897), it symbolized colonial modernization and trade growth.
Post-independence, it was rebuilt in the late 1970s by Julius Berger—widened for two lanes each way—with the Alaka-Ijora flyover added in 1973. Today, alongside Eko and Third Mainland Bridges, it handles heavy traffic amid Lagos’s urban boom.
Other Approved Road Projects
The Kano–Kongolam Road, linking Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states, has been redesigned as a three-lane concrete carriageway with solar-powered streetlights and CCTV. The revised cost is ₦334 billion.
The Abuja–Lokoja Road will also be reconstructed after contracts with two underperforming contractors were terminated. The 86-kilometre section will be rebuilt with reinforced concrete by five contractors, including Julius Berger, at a cost of ₦146 billion.
Similarly, the Ibadan–Ife–Ilesa Road, a 103-kilometre dual carriageway, will be reconstructed at ₦427 billion. The project was re-awarded after recording little progress under the previous administration.
The government also approved the second phase of the Keffi–Nasarawa–Abaji Road rehabilitation, covering 129.3 kilometres at ₦203 billion. The project is expected to improve connectivity between Nasarawa State and the Federal Capital Territory.
Umahi said the administration plans to commission several completed projects soon, targeting at least four major roads in each of the six geopolitical zones by May 15.
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