Roads and bridges · Okobo LGAOngoing

Okobo - Uya Oron Road

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I'm glad to share that work on Okobo - Uya Oron Road in Okobo LGA is under way. A road under construction that is expected to link Okobo with Uya Oron.

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A road under construction that is expected to link Okobo with Uya Oron. It is a wide concrete road with a side barrier, with no traffic on it yet.

Key facts

Area of work: Roads and bridges
LGA: Okobo
Status: Ongoing
Length: 13.5km (Okopedi to Oron dualisation, East-West Road Phase II)
Contractor: China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)
Flag-off: 13 February 2024, by Governor Umo Eno, in Okobo LGA
Delivery period: 24 months
Progress (July 2025): Over 56 percent overall; drains over 75 percent; earthworks about 67 percent; bridge piling started

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About the project

The Okobo - Uya Oron Road is the 13.5-kilometre dualisation of the Okopedi to Oron road, which forms Phase II of the East-West Road corridor in Akwa Ibom State. It starts at Okopedi in Okobo Local Government Area and runs towards Uya Oron in Oron LGA.

The project is funded by the Akwa Ibom State Government and is being built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). Governor Umo Eno flagged it off in Okobo on 13 February 2024, with a 24-month delivery period. Work is ongoing. By mid-2025, overall progress had passed 56 percent, with drains above 75 percent and earthworks near 67 percent.

The work turns the old road into a wide dual carriageway with drains, side barriers and a new bridge. It continues from the completed Uyo to Okopedi dual carriageway towards Oron.

When finished, the road is expected to cut travel time between Uyo, Okobo and Oron, ease the movement of goods and people across the Oro area, and help revive trade and economic activity that has been falling. It fits the ARISE Agenda's plan to improve key roads across the state.

The project at a glance

StatusOngoing

Length13.5km

Kind of workRoads and bridges

ServesResidents of Okobo and 4 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

What was built

Road under construction
Concrete road surface
Side barrier

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Residents of Okobo
Communities along the route towards Uya Oron
Fishermen and seafood processorsLocal business
Farmers and market tradersLocal business
Transport operatorsCommuters

Where it helps

Movement and access
Trade and income
Health access
Education

Okobo LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 10 projects recorded in Okobo.

Completed 2Ongoing 5 (this project)Planned 1Status not stated 1

Roads and bridges

Schools

Health

Government and public buildings

Homes for vulnerable people

Impact Analysis

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

For families and communities

When finished, the road is meant to give Okobo people a second good route, this time towards Oron and its neighbouring Oro communities. That can make visits, schooling and health trips across the Oro area simpler.

For work and income

The road will boost economic activity in the area, which has been diminishing. A link towards Oron can help farmers and fishermen reach more buyers once the road is open.