The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has given China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation October deadline to complete the collapsed New Artisan Bridge on the Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway.
The directive is contained in a statement issued by Uche Anichukwu, the Senior Special Assistant on External Relations to Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and made available to newsmen on Monday.
Anichukwu quoted the minister as having given the directive when he, and the governor, inspected some key Federal Government projects in the state.
He said, “I have been here more than 10 times since the collapse of the bridge.
The statement further stated that the minister said that due to paucity of funds, FG would allow the Enugu State Government to complete the remaining part of the 61km road, starting from Naira Triangle based on FG’s Highway Development Management Initiative.
Anichukwu explained that Umahi affirmed his commitment to completing the remaining sections of the Enugu-Onitsha and Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway as well as the dualisation of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road.
