COASTAL HIGHWAY:WHAT WE BUILT IN SIX YEARS WAS DEMOLISHED IN SIX HOURS – LANDMARK

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A part of Landmark Beach on Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday was demolished to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Nigeria’s biggest public infrastructure project. 

This is despite the outcry in some sections about the potential jobs and means of livelihood that will be lost.Meanwhile, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, while defending the demolition noted that the move was necessary considering the landmark centre was located on the Federal Government’s Right-of-Way. 

The minister had earlier assured that with the design of the coastal highway project, only 50 metres of the shoreline and a few shanties will be removed while permanent structures will be left intact.Images from the demolition showed that structures erected along the coastline including cabanas, football turf, and many others were pulled down. Breeze Beach Club, located at the centre was also pulled downHe said the original plan will not only save businesses that will be destroyed as a result of the revised plan, but also save money and manpower for the government.