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The Federal Government has started demolishing properties along the route of the Lagos-Calabar highway.
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The government had promised to compensate property owners affected by the demolition.
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It said it has started fulfilling its promise to the property owners.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government says it will start paying N2.75 billion compensation to property owners affected by the demolition necessary for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway spanning from channel 0 to channel 3.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed the development on Wednesday during a stakeholders meeting held in Lagos State.
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Recall that the Federal Government on Tuesday demolished some properties, including the Landmark Beach Resort in Lagos, in furtherance of the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Highway.
Speaking on the demolition exercise on Wednesday, the works minister said compensation would be paid to property owners on the gazetted federal government right-of-way.
Umahi emphasised that the payment would commence from May 1, 2024 to enable the government fulfill its promise for compensation, adding that the government’s old rate of compensation would be used.
The minister also announced that solar cameras would be installed on the Third Mainland Bridge by June.
According to him, the government had taken proactive measures to address the condition for the piles supporting the Third Mainland Bridge.
“We are working on a number of bridges inherited, we inherited construction works at Eko Bridge, Marina Bridge, Liverpool bridge all done by Build well,” Umahi said.
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The minister also hinted that they are constructing CCTV and observation room to monitor the activity of illegal miners in the state even as he added that this would also check speed limits on the Third Mainland Bridge.
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