Eko Atlantic Lights Up Victoria Island Landscape

The new Eko Atlantic cityscape off the coast of Lagos, has begun to
take shape. The first residential and commercial tower blocks under
construction can now be seen clearly in the light of day from Ahmadu
Bello Way on Victoria Island and the Marina on Lagos Island.

Beside this development, there is something new. A section of new
roads in the emerging city has been illuminated with street lights
which are very visible at night.

The Managing Director of South Energyx Nigeria Limited, the developers
and planners of the emerging city disclosed these facts to newmen last
week.

"Eko Atlantic's road system is rolling out more and more each day but
it is the first time any of the internal city routes has been lit. We
are very satisfied that the street lighting has come on as this
represents another important step in the successful development of Eko
Atlantic," Frame said. The first row of lights along Eko Boulevard, a
paved eight-lane thoroughfare that is over a mile long and is the
spine of the Business District, will be extended in the New Year as
the developers forge ahead with infrastructure development.

Concrete block paved roads, spacious side walks and kerbs are also
being built in the first and second phases of developing Eko Atlantic.

'The project development area is now so large and progressing so
quickly that it won't be long before we need internal road signs to
drive around," Frame said.

"To date, 10 per cent of Eko Atlantic's roads in Phase 1 and 2 are
paved while 32 per cent have stone-base in place providing access to
motor vehicles. Furthermore 25 per cent of the roads are defined with
kerb lines. 56 per cent of storm water drainage has been installed
along with 34 per cent of state-of-the-art communications, 50 per cent
of the sewage distribution network and 36 per cent of the water supply
network have also been completed," he said.