23km of the road has been completed and the last 2km will be completed by December 2019, according to the contractor handling the project. Nigerias best, Julius Berger ltd.
This is an akwa ibom state government project.
It is now possibe to see the terminal point of the road which is at the four point by Sheraton hotel from the construction site.
This road will cut the distance from both cities to less than 15 minutes by car.
The akwa ibom state government is also poised to link Uyo to the capital city to Eket the capital of the southern Senatorial district of the state with an equally important 4 lanes dual carriage way. To open up the state for easy access to investors and commerce.
That work is also at advanced stage and will be completed early 2020.
