August 06, (THEWILL) — The Ebonyi State government has reaffirmed its commitment to complete the popular Vanco tunnel and flyover projects, which were flagged off by the Minister of Works, Engineer David Umahi, on May 28, 2024, to mark the first anniversary of the incumbent Governor, Francis Nwifuru.
Engineer Stanley Lebechi Mbam disclosed this to journalists during an on-the-spot inspection of the ongoing construction of the Vanco junction flyover and tunnel project.
Mbam expressed the hope that the Francis Nwifuru-led administration was committed to completing the Vanco state-of-the-art junction flyover and tunnel project in record time of twenty-four months.
According to him, on completion, the 4.61km Tunnel and Flyover bridge at the Vincent Agwu Nwankwo Junction would transform the economy of the state, while appreciating the Governor for the project.
He said, “We thank His Excellency for his lionheart and his massive innovation and his People’s Charter of Needs, which he came on board with as a governor of Ebonyi State.
“Today, we are recording a transformation, a transformation that is taking Ebonyi State to a mass height of development, economic prosperity.
“We are at Vanco flyover, which is one of his signature projects. This is a flyover that has a tunnel, which is up to about one kilometre long, and we have a bridge, which is about 28 spans.
“Now we have recorded progress and in progress, I have confidence that within the three years in office, these initiatives, which are turning into reality, will be fully manifested. Yes, people may say you are slow, you are doing this, you are doing that. Yeah, my brother, the government has completed a lot of projects.
“We have completed a lot of projects. The governor will always tell you that you’re not going to spend the money that is equivalent to doing one kilometre of road to come and commission a road that is less than a five-kilometre road, for everybody to see that he is commissioning a project.
“Yes, we are not, we are not ignorant of the importance of the media and trying to project activities of the government, and we are doing our best. Yes, today we are in this flyover. We are standing in the tunnel and we are standing in the middle of the tunnel.
Mbam explained that the flyover and tunnel would be a centre of attraction because it was structured to connect all the axes of the junctions surrounding the flyover and tunnel.
“This is the centre of the attraction. At this place I’m standing now, you have a roundabout. This is the first decking, and you can see what we are doing. We are preparing the foundation to carry the first decking and which is the roundabout.
“This is what connects the flyover so that you can be able to connect all the routes within the axis of this junction. And I have no doubt that in the specification that this road was designed, this project was designed.
The Commissioner further gave assurance of the quality of the job executed in the flyover and tunnel, stating that he visits the site on a daily basis to ensure timely completion.
“I have confidence that we are going to meet up before the time and with the quality and the assurance that I’m seeing. It is a project that I supervise daily. We have taken it as one of our priorities, and that’s why you see us here morning, afternoon and night, whether rain or sun. We are here 24 hours to make sure we deliver this report of need.
“We project that this project is 24 months, and I believe within that 24 months it will be completed”, he stated.
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