By Dennis Udoma & Okon Emmanuel
Uyo—THE Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, yesterday, said it had begun re-constructing the failed portion of Essene–Edemaya road in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
Mr Nkereuwem Asuquo, the engineer in charge of Federal Roads in the state, made this known to newsmen while inspecting the construction site.
He blamed shoddy construction for the failure of the previous interventions on the road.
Asuquo expressed optimism that the road construction would be completed within two weeks, noting that the re-constructed road would be durable.
According to him, the agency is also carrying out vegetation control on the Ikot Ekpene–Itu/Cross River border road.
He said: “We are working on the Essene spur to Edemaya. The reason we chose that road is because of the main alignment from Abak to Ette. There is a collapsed culvert and…
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