The Rivers State Executive Council, has approved construction of the first phase of the Trans-Kalabari road, which is expected to gulp the sum of N13.48 bn with a completion time of 14 months.
The RVSG in a statement, said the road will be constructed by Lubric Construction Company (LCC) and would create a road link to Krakrama, Omekwe-ama, Angulama, and other riverine communities.
The State Executive Council also approved N14bn for the construction of the second phase of the Sakpenwa-Bori-Kono Road.
The road which is to be constructed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), will be laced with streetlights.
The statement also noted that the roads would each be funded at N1bn monthly by an irrevocable standing payment order against the state’s internally generated revenue.
This will bring about rapid development to these areas