See The New Face of Apapa-Wharf Road Built By Dangote And Other Firms - Photos

Just like the Biblical phrase that says, "When the Lord turn again the captivity of Zion, we are like those that dream". The same can be said of Apapa-Wharf Road. For the first time after a long time will a driver drive from Apapa Ports in Wharf and get to CMS in less than 20mins.

It was earlier reported that the Wharf-Apapa road is a death trap for all road users. This road serves as the gateway road to the Nation's Seaport and it hosts several industries like Dangote, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Leventis and a host of others.

Last year the companies spearheaded by Dangote, Flour Mills, and other industries signed an MOU with the Federal Government to reconstruct the roads while the government gives them a tax holiday.

AutoReportNG was in Apapa last April to access works being done where we give first-hand reportage from the site. Fast forward to September, we start seeing some pictures of a new Apapa-Wharf Road and we felt as a responsible media outlet to see things for ourselves.

Base on our reports, we noticed that the four-kilometer dual carriageway, built with cement, has a median, walkways and side barriers on the various sections painted in black and white. Big drainage on both sides has also been completed while street lights have also been erected on Sections one and four of the project.

Interlocking stones are still being laid on about three-quarter of the service lane of out-bound Apapa dual carriageway. Section one of the project is 520 meters, section two is 450 meters, three is 380 while section four is 650 meters.

We can report that the road is 85% completed with some minor adjustments still ongoing at some various points but so far, its a new dawn on this road.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, had on June 17, 2017 signed a N4.34 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd and some other stakeholders for reconstructing the Apapa-Wharf Road. 

The project is being funded by AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc.

These are some visuals from our trip.

See The New Face of Apapa-Wharf Road (Photos)

Succor seems to come a bit for the residents and those working in Apapa area as the first phase of the road is 85% completed. According to information at our disposal, the road has been a living hell for those within these areas as this is the major road that leads to the seaport and also home to Dangote, Flour Mills and some factories all within this same location.

It was reported last year that the Federal Government in collaboration with Dangote, FMN, and some industries all come together to repair these roads while the federal government grant them a tax holiday, this was agreed and work has started ever since. In March, AutoReportNG did an assessment of the road where we report how they fared. So far we glad this road is ready to be used by the public. These are some of the pictures we have at our disposal...

Apapa Wharf Road to be opened to traffic tomorrow- Official

A senior engineer from AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd., has said Section One of the ongoing Apapa Wharf Road project undergoing reconstruction, has been completed.

The engineer told newsmen in Lagos that the section was being cleaned to be opened to traffic tomorrow (Thursday).

“Section One is completed and will be opened to traffic tomorrow. This job is a very careful project and a lot of work has gone into it.

“We are working on Section 2 and we have started placing concrete. On Sections 3 and 4, we are doing earthworks,” the engineer who preferred anonymity said.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola had on June 17, 2017, signed a N4.34 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd., and other stakeholders for the reconstruction of the four-kilometer Apapa-Wharf Road.

The road was however closed to traffic to allow for construction on July 7, 2017, after deliberations with various stakeholders.

The project is being funded by AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd., the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Flour Mills of Nigeria.

The engineer, however, noted that the challenges on the project were “still the same, that of utility relocation on the Right of Way (RoW)”.

Newsmen also report that work on the two kilometers of the project under construction had been divided into four sections.

Newsmen who visited the site reports that Section One which is a distance of about 500 metres had been cleaned from rubbles and construction materials.

Crash barriers had been painted with red and white colours to demarcate the entire lane on the Ijora/CMS bound carriageway.

On Section Two of the project which is another distance of about 500 metres, workmen were seen using concrete laying machines to lay cement mix over iron rods on the same carriageway.

Workmen were also seen excavating some portions on Section Three, a distance of about 350 metres.

Dangote begins reconstruction of Wharf road, Apapa (Photos)

It was earlier reported some weeks ago that the Federal Government has granted Dangote Group tax relief if they can reconstruct the defunct Apapa road of which the company asserts to. The residents and those that work at Wharf road, Apapa may finally sigh relive as Dangote Group has embarked on total road reconstruction. The road reconstruction starts from Leventis Bus-stop, immediately after the bridge and they are expanding towards Barracks, Airways etc. These are some pictures from the road Reconstruction.