Governor Chukwuma Soludo has awarded six vital roads in Awka, the capital city of the state for construction.
The roads were also among the set of contracts that was approved by the Anambra State Executive Council, ANSEC in the week.
In a press statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Paul Nwosu, the roads include Club (Abakaliki) Road (2.078km); Regina Caeli to Y Junction (1.173km); Millenium Industry – INEC – Ekwueme Square (1.762km) and Unizik Temp Site – Okpuno – Isuaniocha Junction (6.847km).
Others are, Chukwudifu Street (0.297km) and PPSSC – NECO office Road (0.473km).
The construction of these roads have been awarded to Niger Construction Company Ltd (Nigercat) at the cost of N6,665,960,804.70k (six billion, six hundred and sixty five million, nine hundred and sixty thousand, eight hundred and four naira, seventy kobo) and the company has a target of 10 months to complete the job.
The construction of Oye Agu Abagana to Nimo Road with spur at Nimo road (5.12km and 10.3m wide) was equally awarded Triconstruct Nig Ltd at the cost of N1,600,013,018.72k (0ne billion, six hundred million, thirteen thousand, eighteen naira, seventy two kobo).
The company has 8 months to finish the work.