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Roads and Infrastructure

Follow construction, road condition and repair reporting across Anambra. Coverage includes Afor Nnobi Junction, Agulu–Nnewi Road and the First Niger Bridge. Visible work, residents’ concerns and official explanations are distinct kinds of evidence: each report sets out what is known and where engineering or documentary confirmation is still needed.

Articles

Trucks queued beside the central concrete barrier and steel trusses on the First Niger Bridge
Community report · Roads and Infrastructure

First Niger Bridge Gridlock After Reported Trailer Breakdown Renews Emergency-Response Questions

Supplied footage shows queued trucks on the First Niger Bridge, renewing questions about median barriers, towing arrangements and emergency access.

Deep red-soil erosion gully running through a collapsed road, with overhanging asphalt edges, vegetation and utility poles
Community report · Environment

Erosion Splits Starch Mill–Eziama Road in Uli as New Footage Renews Calls for Intervention

New footage shows a deep erosion gully splitting Starch Mill–Eziama Road in Uli, Ihiala LGA, following Anambra Socials’ earlier report.

Heavy road machinery behind heaps of broken asphalt beside a stripped road surface
Community report · Roads and Infrastructure

Agulu–Nnewi Road Undergoes Fresh Roadworks Amid Questions Over Quality and Durability

Footage shows machinery removing asphalt on Agulu–Nnewi Road amid concerns about road durability. A link to the Commissioner’s intervention remains unconfirmed.

Aerial view of a widened unpaved road, drainage works, vehicles and market stalls around Afor Nnobi during construction
News · Roads and Infrastructure

Nnobi Junction Expansion: Five-Lane Project Takes Shape at Afor Nnobi

Drone footage shows construction at Afor Nnobi Junction as Anambra expands the intersection, with traffic, drainage and compensation concerns in focus.

Still from the supplied screen recording showing people gathered around a ribbon at the bridge ceremony
Commentary · Roads and Infrastructure

First Niger Bridge: Rehabilitation, Reopening and Political Controversy

Commentary on the First Niger Bridge rehabilitation, delayed reopening, median barriers, Tinubu photographs and Dave Umahi’s ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Speaker addressing a meeting in a supplied photograph
News · Roads and Infrastructure

Anambra Works Commissioner Confronts Contractors Over Failing Roads, Orders Urgent Repairs

Anambra Works Commissioner Arc. Okey Ezeobi reportedly directs contractors to inspect failing roads, identify defects and undertake urgent repairs.