The Rivers State Executive Council has approved N8.2bn for the construction of the 10th flyover initiated by Governor Nyesom Wike.
Speaking on Thursday after the council meeting presided over
by Wike at the Government House, Port Harcourt, the Commissioner for Works,
Elloka Tasie-Amadi, said the flyover would be sited at Rumuokwurushi -Elimgbu
axis in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
Tasie-Amadi said the project scheduled for completion within
12 months would benefit various sectors of the economy and members of the
public particularly real estate developers.
He said: “The total length is 840 meters comprising
526.5meters bridge and 313 meters of the transition zone to the bridge. The
width is 17.6meters in dual carriage configuration and it will feature service
lanes, middle terms, pedestal crossing, streets and traffic lights”.
Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu, said the council
gave approval for Rivers to access its share of the Healthcare Support Credit
Facility Fund established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
He explained that the CBN floated the fund during the
outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic to cushion the impact of Covid-19 on both
national and sub-national economies.