Eko Atlantic city roads network; work in progress

The management of Eko Atlantic City says it has commenced the development of main thoroughfares and access roads in the new highbrow settlements on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Victoria Island, Lagos.

The firm said this was in line with the promise of a congestion-free city with no on-street parking and free flow of traffic.

“Eko Atlantic’s main Eko Boulevard and roads will be a role model for 21st Century urban planning. So far, over 28 kilometres of roads have been completed to stone base level and 25 kilometres have been block paved,” the firm said in a statement.

It added that over the next few months, further road works would be carried out across Harbour Lights, Marina District (inner and outer ring roads), Downtown, Avenue 1 and Avenue 3, with direct access to the Ahmadu Bello Way).

“This work predominantly comprises the build-up of the sand sub-base in all the above areas, with laying of the crushed stone base course in the more advanced roads,” the firm said.

It also stated that the opening of Akin Adesola Street had introduced a second entrance into the Eko Atlantic City from Victoria Island.

The statement added, “Crucial for development, this significantly reduces the drive distance for trucks carrying rocks to the sea wall, a mile and a half offshore, helping to speed up construction. Previously, the route from the entrance of the Eko Atlantic City to the sea wall was around five kilometres.

“This new access reduces the distance to just two and a half kilometres. Furthermore, it provides unhindered access to the completion of road works in phases 1 and 2 of Eko Atlantic.”