Port Harcourt Ring Road Project
| Port Harcourt Ring Road Project | |
|---|---|
| Type of project | Road Construction |
| Owner | Rivers State Government |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Launched | 17 July 2023 |
| Budget | N195.3 billion |
| Status | In Progress |
The Port Harcourt Ring Road Project is one of the projects in Rivers State, Nigeria that is handled by Julius Berger Company.[1] The Port Harcourt Ring Road Project aims at connecting communities so that accessibility to the State capital will become far much easier.[2][3]
Coverage
The Port Harcourt Ring Road Project, which is about 51.15Km with six (6) sections, six flyovers and one river-crossing bridge, will cover six (6) local government areas in Rivers State. The LGAs are Port Harcourt , Obio-Akpor, Ikwerre, Etche, Eleme, Okrika. The Port Harcourt Ring Road Project according to George Kelly Alabo who gave a description that the project has been on the drawing board for decades. It has a length of 50.15km with 45 km dual carriage way, 4.8km of 6 flyovers and a 350m river-crossing bridge.[4]
Construction
The Port Harcourt Ring Road Project Kick-started on Monday 17 July 2023 when the Former Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, performed the Port Harcourt Ring Road flag-off ceremony estimated to cost the State government for the Port Harcourt Ring Road Project is about N195 billion.[5] News has it that the Julius Berger Company has been paid 75% of the necessary funds to carry out the work. The construction is meant to last for three (3) years.[6]
References
- ↑ "Julius Berger Projects: Wike Flags-Off Construction of PH Ring Road Project". {$plugin.tx_news.opengraph.site_name}. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ "Wike Flags off Rivers Govt's N195.3Bn Ring Road Project". PH Mundial - Port Harcourt Online Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ Abuchi, Joe (2023-07-18). "Wike flags off Port Harcourt Ring Road project". The Authority. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ Rapheal (2023-07-19). "Julius Berger projects: Ex-Gov Wike flags off 51km P'Harcourt Ring Road project". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ Abuchi, Joe (2023-07-18). "Wike flags off Port Harcourt Ring Road project". The Authority. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ Okonkwo, Amaechi (2023-07-17). "Wike flags off construction of PH Ring Road project". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 2025-10-20.