FG Gives Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Users Two Weeks to Comply With Safety Rules or Face Shutdown

The Federal Government has issued a two-week ultimatum to motorists and other road users along the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to comply with safety regulations or risk the closure of the route.

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olufemi Dare, disclosed this on Monday, September 21, during an inspection of the ongoing coastal highway project.

Dare said the warning followed a directive from the Minister of Works, David Umahi, in response to continued safety violations, vandalism and other illegal activities recorded along the highway.

He identified several practices threatening safety and infrastructure, including excessive speeding, indiscriminate parking by trucks and articulated vehicles, illegal U-turns, the use of motorcycles and tricycles, roadside trading and other activities considered dangerous to road users.

The Federal Controller expressed particular concern about motorists exceeding the prescribed speed limit on sections where construction work is still ongoing.

According to him, some motorists have been driving at speeds of up to 120km/h despite the 30km/h speed limit clearly displayed along the coastal road.

Dare warned that the government could no longer overlook the repeated violations, noting that lives had already been lost in accidents linked to unsafe practices on the highway.

He said the government would return to close the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway if there was no significant improvement within two weeks.

The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is one of the Federal Government’s major ongoing road projects, designed to connect coastal communities across several states. Construction activities along parts of the Lagos section mean that motorists are expected to observe designated speed limits and other traffic safety measures.

The Federal Government’s latest warning underscores its concern over road-user behaviour around active construction zones and the need to protect both motorists and workers while construction continues.