Calabar— The Cross River State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has highlighted major road construction and rehabilitation projects executed across the state in 2025, spanning the northern, central and southern senatorial districts NEGROIDHAVEN can report.
The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Pius Ankpo Edet, outlined the projects on Monday in Calabar while reviewing the ministry’s performance for the year under consideration.
Edet said the projects were part of the state government’s drive to improve connectivity, ease movement and stimulate economic activities across communities.
In the Northern Senatorial District, the commissioner said the ministry undertook extensive rehabilitation of the Ogoja road network, alongside works on the Mbube route, Ukele route and the Alifokpa axis. He also disclosed that a bridge project was currently under construction in the area.
According to him, the interventions were aimed at opening up rural communities and addressing long-standing infrastructure challenges in the district.
In Central Cross River, Edet said several roads were either completed or at advanced stages of construction in 2025. He listed the Ochinedo Road as one of the major projects, adding that work was ongoing on key routes within the district.
He further disclosed that stakeholder engagements had been concluded in some areas, with additional road projects scheduled to commence early in 2026 to consolidate the gains recorded in 2025.
Turning to the Southern Senatorial District, the commissioner described the scale of work carried out as extensive, noting that several roads that had suffered decades of neglect were given attention.
Prominent among them, he said, was the Adiabo–Eseku Road, which he described as a strategic route that had been abandoned for over 30 years.
“That road is now wearing a different look and people are using it today,” Edet said, adding that the project had significantly reduced travel distance by cutting off more than 20 kilometres along the axis.
He also cited progress on the Obansan Road, which he said had recorded over 60 per cent completion, as well as multiple internal roads within Calabar metropolis.
Edet explained that while some projects initiated in earlier years were completed in 2025, others were ongoing and would be carried into 2026 in line with the state’s phased infrastructure development plan.
The commissioner said the achievements recorded in 2025 laid a strong foundation for expanded infrastructure delivery in the new year, especially with the increased budgetary allocation to the ministry.
He reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to sustaining project execution across all parts of the state, stressing that infrastructure development remained a key pillar of the state government’s development agenda.
