Commuters in Lagos may have cause to smile this festive season as the Federal Government on Friday temporarily opened Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.
The section measures 47 kilometres and stretches from the Ahmadu Bello Way junction to Eleko village junction.
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced the opening of the section at an event attended by government officials, traditional rulers, and other key stakeholders.
He told the gathering in Lagos that the opening of the highway will bring ease to commuters and is expected to end the harrowing driving experience for road users in the Lekki-Ajah corridor.
With Section 1 of the mega road project now opened to traffic, Umahi said the Federal Government has fulfilled a promise to the people.