The 47-kilometer section of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, beginning at the Ahmadu Bello Way intersection and ending at the Eleko village junction, is now available to traffic thanks to a temporary opening by the federal government.
The highway would be temporarily opened, according to Engineer Dave Umahi, Minister of Works, in response to a direction from President Bola Tinubu, as reported by Channels TV.
He claims that the goal of this move is to make the holiday season in Lagos easier for everyone and to improve traffic flow.
The minister, speaking in Lagos, stated that the government has kept its prior pledge with the partial reopening.
Umahi promised that Section 1 would be finished and opened to traffic between December 12 and 17, 2025, during an inspection trip of the coastal highway project on November 23, 2025.
Commuters in the Lekki-Ajah corridor are hoping that the terrifying driving conditions they’ve been experiencing will finally come to an end once the highway opens. They anticipate a travel time reduction of over 100% and a travel expense reduction of at least that much.
In addition, Umahi said that April 2026 will be used to finish Section 1 and complete half of Section 2 for full commissioning, with the exception of the bridges, which are included in the Section 2 contract.
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