Dave Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works has said that building roads with concrete will assist in tackling climate change effects.
Umahi said this on Saturday in Lagos while inspecting works on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and other road projects on the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Dangote Tax Credit Route, and Eleko, among other axis.
He said that there is huge carbon credit on all the roads.
“We are going to put solar lights on,”he said. “All these roads, we are building with concrete because there is low emission because of the traction of vehicles on these concrete roads and Asphalt gives a lot of heat and troubles our environment,”.
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Speaking further, he said “It shows that Mr President is a champion of climate change effects mitigation, and I am happy with what Mr President is doing,”. “The president is going to be working with us to see how we can claim a lot of carbon credits because of this innovation.”
The minister further emphasised that the lights on the Third Mainland Bridge would be completely removed and replaced with solar-powered lights while also commending Hitech Construction Company Ltd. for carrying out the road construction well.
Story was adapted from Pulse ng.
