By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the construction of two additional flyovers in Port Harcourt City at the cost of N12.4 bn.
A statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said the council gave the approval on Wednesday at its meeting presided over by Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt.
NatureNews gathered that one of the flyovers would be sited at the intersection of Olu-Obasanjo road and Port Harcourt Aba Expressway popularly called Waterlines Junction at 800 meters long.
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The second flyover would be located at the intersection of Olu-Obasanjo and Ikwerre Road up to the Azikiwe Street at 1km long.
Speaking further on the construction, the Commissioner for Works, Elloka Tasie-Amadi, said, “The memos were approved and consequently the Government of Rivers State will be awarding two contracts to the Julius Berger Nigeria PLC for the construction of two flyovers.
“One of them will be at the intersection of Olu-Obasanjo Road on Port Harcourt Aba Expressway. That bridge will be about 800 meters long.
“The other flyover bridge will be constructed at the intersection of Ikwerre Road where you have Olu-Obasanjo and Azikiwe Street and it will be I km long. Both projects will come at a combined cost of about N12.4bn.”
The commissioners said the construction of the flyovers became necessary because of present and foreseeable traffic difficulties in the areas.
Tasie-Amadi said already the flow of traffic from the soon-to-be-completed GRA flyover and the Rebisi flyover had lock jams at the Waterlines Junction on Port Harcourt -Aba Expressway.
