Bayelsa Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Moses Teibowei, has said that the road projects at the “New Yenagoa City” are about 95%/completed.
Mr. Teibowei disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Yenagoa
Teibowei also said that the administration of Gov. Douye Diri was committed to completing all ongoing projects in the new city before his tenure ends.
The commissioner, therefore, encouraged residents of Bayelsa and investors alike to begin acquiring land and develop projects in the area.
The Commissioner further said that the government was not owing contractors, adding that the roads and other infrastructure were being constructed to stand the test of time.
His words: “Roads one and two were commissioned during the last anniversary, while roads three to six will be commissioned when the governor will celebrates his sixth year in office.
“After completing the dual carriage ways, our next focus is to commence work on the internal single carriage roads, which will serve plots between the major roads, ” he said.
Teibowei also said that work had begun on the Angiama-Oporma Bridge, a 630-meter structure, becoming the longest bridge in the state since it’s creation in 1996.
He said that the St. Nicholas River Bridge, which will connect phase one and phase two of the Nembe-Brass road project (the latter handled by the Federal Government), would be longer than Angiama-Oporma bridge.
“The 21 kilometers of road now costs ₦156 billion.
“The same road length was awarded for ₦56 billion a few years ago, later it was reviewed to ₦116 billion due to inflation ,” he said.
Teibowei praised the governor for his commitment to setting a new standard for infrastructure delivery in Bayelsa.
“The governor believes his mandate is God-given; he is setting a benchmark for future administrations.
“Whoever succeeds him will only need to do a facelift because what is being done now is solid-proof, ” he said.
NAN
