BREAKING: FG to Link Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to Badagry via Lagoon Tunnel

By Dansu Peter  In a bold infrastructure push, the Federal Government has announced plans to link the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to Bada...

By Dansu Peter 

In a bold infrastructure push, the Federal Government has announced plans to link the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to Badagry through an ambitious tunnel beneath the Lagos Lagoon, creating a strategic connection that integrates the project with the Sokoto-Badagry Highway.

Speaking during an interview on ARISE News, Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, revealed that the highway project, which has recently seen major activity along the Lagos corridor, is set to extend its reach through a lagoon tunnel to Snake Island, and from there, to Badagry. This tunnel connection, he said, will serve as a key infrastructure link, reinforcing Badagry’s role in the national road network.

“At the Lagos end, we’re linking through Ahmadu Bello Way, through a lagoon where we are going to have a tunnel to Snake Island. That will take us to Badagry, which connects with the Sokoto-Badagry highway. If you look at it, it’s part of a national loop,” Umahi explained.

This revelation came ahead of the official flag-off of construction works on the Calabar axis of the highway, scheduled for April 14. The events will continue on April 15 in Akwa Ibom and on April 16 in Ebonyi State — a move the Minister said counters the false narrative that the highway is Lagos-centric.

“By the 14th of this month, we are flagging off construction in the Calabar axis,” he said, adding that active work is ongoing in the South-South. “The Lagos-Calabar Highway is not just a Lagos project — we are working in Calabar and Akwa Ibom right now.”

Highlighting the project’s national integration objectives, Umahi further disclosed that another strategic highway will connect Calabar to Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, and end in Abuja, forming part of a broader Trans-Sahara corridor.

The planned lagoon tunnel to Badagry forms a critical piece of this grand infrastructure puzzle, one that aims to enhance connectivity between Nigeria’s coastal and hinterland regions while driving economic growth, tourism, and trade.

The integration of Badagry into the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway affirms the Federal Government’s commitment to inclusive development and underscores President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision for a connected and prosperous Nigeria.