The Governor of Anambra State is optimistic that the Iyiora-Anam Bridge in Anambra West Local Government Area and other ongoing road projects will open up the rural areas and provide better access to an oil producing community of the state.
Governor Willie Obiano and the Commissioner of Works, Mr Lawrence Chinwuba on Saturday inspected the projects that have reached advanced stage, with the contractor giving the assurance that the projects would be ready by May.
The bridge which is 108 metres in length, with a height of about 13 meters, is critical to the road project, as it makes for easy accessibility of the community by heavy duty trucks that will be plying the road on completion. The road leads to the oil producing community of the state.
The Governor expressed satisfaction with the quality and the pace of work on the entire road project during his inspection tour.
It is a massive road construction on the 7.8 kilometre Iyiora-Anam Road in Anambra West Local Government Area which is a critical project due to the swampy nature of the area, as it is always flooded each year and the intervention of the state government in fixing it has brought relief to the people.
The contractor, Mr John Nasir, said the bridge was designed in consideration of the high level of flood experienced in the area.
In continuation of the projects’ tour with other stakeholders, the Governor inspected the Mmiata-Anam-Nzam Road, where two kilometre of earth work out of the whole 11 kilometre road has been done by the contracting firm with high hopes of delivering the project by December.
The Governor said that the reason behind embarking on the project in spite of the economic crunch was to ameliorate the suffering of the people of the area who are seemingly forgotten by every administration in Anambra State due to the impossible terrain of their area.
The last project inspected was the Kwatta flyover which was over 85 per cent completed.
The flyover bridge, aside decongesting the heavy traffic always experienced at the junction, will boost the aesthetic landscape of the capital city.
It is the last of the three bridges initiated by the Willie Obiano administration and expected to be completed in April this year.
