Roads and bridges · Uruan LGANear completion

Airport - Okopedi Road

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A 14.5km road that passes through Uruan, Nsit Atai and Okobo LGAs. The contract was re-awarded. It also appears on the Nsit Atai and Okobo pages.

Key facts

Area of work: Roads and bridges
LGA: Uruan
Status: Near completion
Where: Uruan, Nsit Atai and Okobo LGAs
Length: 14.5km
Length: 14.5 km dual carriageway
Route: Uyo/Airport junction to Okopedi, through Uruan, Nsit Atai and Okobo LGAs
Contractor: Hensek Integrated Services Ltd (re-award)
First award: Awarded under Governor Udom Emmanuel; earlier contractor left the work incomplete
Works: Single to dual carriageway, drains with concrete slabs, asphalt surfacing, concrete median barriers, thermoplastic lane markings
Progress (July 2025): About 98 percent complete
Ministry or agency: Ministry of Works & Fire Service
Contractor: Hensek Integrated Services
History: Started by an earlier administration
Started under: Udom Emmanuel

Photos

New dual carriageway with a painted concrete median barrier near a roundabout

Finished asphalt lanes divided by a concrete median barrier

Interlocking paving and grass pavers being laid at a junction beside a diversion sign

Grass paver blocks laid at the roadside during construction

About the project

The dualisation of the 14.5-kilometre Airport - Okopedi Road turns the old single carriageway from the Uyo/Airport junction to Okopedi into a dual carriageway. The road runs through Uruan, Nsit Atai and Okobo Local Government Areas. It is the main road link between the state capital, Uyo, and the Oro nation.

The contract was first awarded under the previous administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel, but the earlier contractor left the work incomplete. Governor Umo Eno cancelled that contract and re-awarded it to Hensek Integrated Services Ltd. The Akwa Ibom State Government is paying for the road through the Ministry of Works and Fire Service. By July 2025 the work stood at about 98 percent.

The works include earthworks, a full drainage system with reinforced concrete slabs, asphalt surfacing, concrete median barriers and thermoplastic lane markings. The road passes the Victor Attah International Airport area, which Uruan shares with Okobo, and gives the communities along it a faster route to Uyo.

The dual carriageway is expected to cut travel time, make the road safer and ease the movement of people and goods between Uyo and the coastal Oro communities. It fits the ARISE Agenda's focus on roads that open up trade and connect rural areas to the capital.

The road was listed among the projects set for commissioning by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the state's 39th anniversary celebrations in September 2026.

The project at a glance

StatusNear completion

Length14.5km

Kind of workRoads and bridges

ServesResidents of Uruan, Nsit Atai and Okobo and 3 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

What was built

14.5km road
Link from the airport corridor to Okopedi
Route through three Local Government Areas

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Residents of Uruan, Nsit Atai and Okobo
Air travellers and airport workersCommuters
Transport operatorsCommuters
Farmers and traders along the routeLocal business

Where it helps

Movement and access
Trade and income
Education

Uruan LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 16 projects recorded in Uruan.

Completed 6Ongoing 8Status not stated 1

Roads and bridges

Homes for vulnerable people

Health

Schools

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 is meant to give communities in three Local Government Areas a direct way to reach the airport and one another. It can make trips for work, school and family visits easier.

For work and income

A road tied to the airport can bring trade and transport business to the villages along it. The road is tied to the main transport and economic corridors of the area.