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Fubara assures Port Harcour Ring Road delivery on schedule
From Tony John, Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured that the Port Harcourt Ring Road would be delivered on schedule.
He made the commitment when he visited the site of the project, yesterday, to assess the extent of work that has been achieved.
The governor rode the stretch of the road from off the Obiri-Ikwerre-Airport Road axis, through the Jesuit Memorial School to Elikpokwuodu community, then to Rumuosi and Ozuoba communities before terminating the inspection tour at UTC Junction.
The inspection tour traversed through three local government areas of the state – Ikwerre, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt city.
Speaking to newsmen at the end of the inspection, Governor Fubara said the contract for the Port Harcourt Ring Road was the first of such agreements that he signed.
He said so much money has been expended on the project, with the driving objective of making sure it is delivered to Rivers people.
Fubara said: “I think we are good, considering the understanding that we had with Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.
Managing Director, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc., Lars Richter, who conducted the governor round the project site, said work has advanced after piling and laying of beams on the first flyover, which started on January 15, 2024, and accomplished two months after.
Richter, who explained that while they have intensified work on the second flyover with beams ready to be laid, significant strides have been achieved in laying out the road and the drains for accelerated construction.
He assured the project would be delivered on schedule and within specifications.
