FG to Use Solar Lights, CCTV Cameras to Monitor Road Projects — Umahi

Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi

By Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to install solar-powered streetlights and deploy CCTV cameras to monitor ongoing road projects across the country.
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, made this known on Saturday in Enugu during a news conference after inspecting several road projects in the South-East region.
Umahi announced that the first section of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, measuring 61 kilometres from Enugu to Lokpanta, has been fully completed.
“Also completed, and very vital, is the first section from Enugu to Lokpanta, which is 61 kilometres. I can attest that the 61 kilometres of this road from Enugu has been fully completed,” the minister said.
He further disclosed that an additional three kilometres of the Port Harcourt section of the highway has also been completed.
Among the projects inspected by the minister were the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu–Onitsha Road, Eke-Obinagu Flyover in Enugu, the Second Niger Bridge, and the Asaba–Onitsha Highway. Others include the Enugu–Abakaliki–Ogoja Highway, as well as several bridges and two flyovers.
Umahi emphasised the need for regular inspection of projects by the ministry, noting that this was aimed at ensuring quality delivery in line with the directives of President Bola Tinubu.
“Let me state that our commitment to deploying solar lights and CCTV cameras to monitor bridges and their surroundings is not limited to bridges alone,”
“This is what we intend to have on all federal highways across the country. This initiative is very vital.”he said
The minister also stated that the ministry has directed contractors not to remove already laid asphalt from roads, stressing that different treatments would be applied to different roads where necessary.
“We have directed that no laid asphalt should be removed from our roads again. We have different treatments for different roads, but asphalt should not be removed. That is the directive,” Umahi added.