The new flyover bridge will become the longest in Nigeria as it set to replace the Good luck Ebere flyover at Uyo which was the titleholder

SOME UNEARTHED FACTS ABOUT THE LONGEST EVER FLYOVER BRIDGE IN AKWA IBOM STATE

1. The total length of the Ikot Oku Ikono Flyover bridge is 1.4 Kilometer.

2. It is longer by 500 meters than the combination of any two existing flyovers in Akwa Ibom State.

3. No other state in the South-South region has built a flyover over 1.4Kilometer long.

4. Construction of the bridge commenced in the third quarter of 2019 and the project was earmarked for completion in two years.

5. Despite the global and national restrictions occasioned by Covid19, the project is going to be completed ahead of schedule.

6. It's bringing to an end, constant accidents that claimed numerous lives involving motorists coming in to Uyo from Ikot Abasi via Abak and Eket via Etinan LGAs, through the junction

7. The longest flyover bridge in Akwa Ibom was just 700meters along Atiku Abubakar,

8. The combination of two of the longest flyovers namely Atiku Abubakar and Federal Secretariat Flyover is 1.2 meters