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Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway: Akwa Ibom Section 3B

Section 3B of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway is a federal highway intervention extending into Akwa Ibom State. Its April 2025 flag-off marked a construction-stage milestone within the South South region. The wider highway is intended to strengthen coastal connectivity, but the available source does not establish the completion of this section or the entire corridor.
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PROJECT OVERVIEW

Section 3B of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway is a federal highway intervention extending into Akwa Ibom State. Its April 2025 flag-off marked a construction-stage milestone within the South South region. The wider highway is intended to strengthen coastal connectivity, but the available source does not establish the completion of this section or the entire corridor.

Project Scope

APPROVED SCOPE

Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, Section 3B, within Akwa Ibom State. Detailed approved engineering scope and section-specific measurements: NIL.

DELIVERED SCOPE

April 2025 flag-off of Section 3B recorded. Completed road length and delivered construction works: NIL.

PROJECT DETAILS

MINISTRY

Federal Ministry of Works

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

Federal Ministry of Works

CONTRACTOR

PROJECT TYPE

Road

LOCATION

STATE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

COMMUNITY

DELIVERY & PROGRESS

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IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

Ongoing

DELIVERED SCOPE

April 2025 flag-off of Section 3B recorded. Completed road length and delivered construction works: NIL.

LATEST PROGRESS

Not reported

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Financial figures are shown separately so approved funding, contract value and actual disbursement are not treated as the same measure.

APPROVED AMOUNT

CONTRACT AMOUNT

AMOUNT DISBURSED

EVIDENCE & VERIFICATION

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PRIMARY SOURCE

Federal Government official account of the April 2025 Section 3B flag-off

SOURCE DATE

07/04/2025

SOURCE TYPE

Federal Government
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VERIFICATION

LAST VERIFIED

01/11/2026

VERIFICATION NOTES

The supplied compendium identifies an official April 2025 flag-off of Section 3B in Akwa Ibom and describes it as a construction-stage milestone. It does not establish the section’s subsequent completion, current progress percentage or operational status. Do not treat the Lagos first 30-kilometre segment commissioned in May 2025 as part of the South South section.

PROJECT TIMELINE & UPDATES

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April 2025: Official flag-off of Section 3B in Akwa Ibom. Construction commencement date, subsequent milestones and expected completion: NIL.

LATEST UPDATES

April 2025: Official flag-off of coastal-highway Section 3B in Akwa Ibom. The compendium records an emphasis on local labour and skills transfer during the construction-stage engagement. Later completion or progress updates: NIL.

PUBLIC RECORD

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

No corrections recorded.

CITIZEN REPORTS

No citizen reports recorded.