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Access road to Goretti Secondary School (Spring Road) with outfall drain

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I'm proud to share that work on Access road to Goretti Secondary School (Spring Road) with outfall drain in Ikot Ekpene LGA is finished. Construction of a 1.1km access road to Goretti Secondary School with a 0.675km outfall drain.

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Construction of a 1.1km access road to Goretti Secondary School with a 0.675km outfall drain. The road is paved, with road markings and a bridge over a drainage channel. It appears to be the same road as the completed 1.1km Spring Road.

Key facts

Area of work: Roads and bridges
LGA: Ikot Ekpene
Status: Completed
Where: Ikot Ekpene urban
Road length: 1.1km
Outfall drain: 0.675km
Contractor: U&K Limited
Flag-off: 23 August 2023, by Governor Umo Eno
Commissioned: October 2024 (Friday, 25 October 2024), by Governor Umo Eno
Ministry or agency: Ministry of Works & Fire Service
Contractor: U&K Limited
Started: Awarded within the first 100 days of the administration
Commissioned: 25 October 2024

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Access road to Goretti Secondary School (Spring Road) with outfall drain

About the project

The 1.1-kilometre Spring Road is the access road to Goretti Girls Secondary School in Ikot Ekpene urban, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area. The project covered the road, an outfall drain and a bridge over a drainage channel.

The road had been in very poor shape for years. The bridge leading to the school collapsed more than seven years before the new works, and the road itself failed about four years before. Some parents withdrew their daughters from the school, which is the only all-girls public college in Ikot Ekpene.

Governor Pastor Umo Eno flagged off the project on August 23, 2023 and awarded it to an indigenous contractor, U&K Limited. The road is now paved, with road markings, and the outfall drain carries storm water away from the road and the school.

Governor Eno inaugurated the road in October 2024. It is meant to restore safe access for students, staff and parents and to help the school grow again. The project reflects the ARISE Agenda's support for education and for local contractors.

The project at a glance

StatusCompleted

Length1.1km

Kind of workRoads and bridges

ServesStudents and teachers of Goretti Secondary School and 3 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

Work startedAwarded within the first 100 days of the administration

Commissioned25 October 2024

What was built

1.1km paved access road
0.675km outfall drain
Bridge over the drainage channel
Road markings

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Students and teachers of Goretti Secondary SchoolEducation
Parents and visitors to the schoolEducation
Residents along Spring Road
Motorists and commercial drivers in Ikot Ekpene urbanCommuters

Where it helps

Education
Movement and access
Water and sanitation
Trade and income

Ikot Ekpene LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 15 projects recorded in Ikot Ekpene.

Completed 9 (this project)Ongoing 6

Roads and bridges

Health

Jobs and business support

Homes for vulnerable people

Government and public buildings

Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

The road gives students and staff a paved route to the school in all seasons. The outfall drain is meant to take water off the road and away from the school compound.

For work and income

A paved street with a working drain can lower repair costs for vehicles and for properties beside the road. It also makes it easier for transport operators and small traders to reach this part of the town.