Rivers
RSG Awards Iwofe Road Contract …Re-awards Igwuruta Road
Rivers State Government
has awarded contract for the reconstruction of Iwofe road and re-awarded the contract for Igwuruta road in Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre Local Government Areas, respectively.
The State Commissioner for Works, Hon Victor Giadom who disclosed this to The Tide yesterday in his office said the effort was aimed at addressing the hardship suffered by the people plying the two roads.
He explained that the Igwuruta road project which would be dualised was re-awarded to Ukra Construction Company Nigeria Limited.
“We agreed to dualise the road so that people coming to that axis of the state through Oyigbo, Aba and Owerri would have no need entering into Port Harcourt,” he said.
“We have also awarded Iwofe, Rumuprikom road contract. The road would be dualised. It is expected that contractors move into projects sites in few weeks time,” he further said and expressed hope that the two contractors would give succour to the people by executing quality jobs.
Meanwhile, drainage work has commenced on the Woji Road in GRA axis of Port Harcourt city.
Hon. Giadom disclosed this while on an unscheduled inspection tour of some projects in the state. He assured residents of the area that the drainage work would be completed by May this year.
The Works Commissioner called on residents to support and co-operate with the government to ensure that the project is completed to end the flooding problem in the area.
Hon. Giadom expressed satisfaction with the quality and design of the pipes, noting that the drainage is designed such that a man-hole would be fixed at every 24 metres of the drain so as to check flooding arising from individual premises.
The Managing Director of Stemco Nigeria Limited, Engr. Gabriel Bitar assured that the May date of completion is feasible and advised builders to observe at least one metre of the high water mark level before embarking on building projects to avoid flooding.
Mr. Adave Banigo, a resident of the area expressed delight in the efforts of the state government to address the plight of residents and appealed to the contractor to keep to its part to save the residents from untold hardship.
Also inspected was the new ultra-modern Rumuwoji Market. Hon Giadom also expressed satisfaction with the corrective work that the new contractor carried out.
He said the market project would be completed in 30 days and solicited for the co-operation and understanding of traders promising that by the first week of April, traders can assess the market.
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