The Federal government says the East-West Road will be shut on January 15 to resume construction.
The of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola said this when he appeared on Channels Television programme Sunrise Daily on Wednesday.
Speaking on the expected delivery date of the project, the minister disclosed that the target for the Federal Government was in the second quarter of 2023.
Defending the four- to five-month turnaround timeline to deliver the East-West Road project, the minister explained that the terrain was a major factor.
According to him, they are building in marshland, so theh have dredge, accumulate sand.