The Federal Authorities has expanded the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway undertaking to include a direct connection to Aminu Kano Worldwide Airport in Kano.
This adjustment follows the termination of sure sections of the unique contract with Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed throughout an interview on Come up TV that President Bola Tinubu directed the inclusion of a hyperlink highway at Part 3, extending the undertaking’s terminus in Kano to the airport.
In consequence, the undertaking has been prolonged by over 10 kilometers, with solar-powered road lighting put in all through all the 700-kilometer stretch.
Umahi mentioned, “Moreover, the President directed that we embody a hyperlink highway at Part 3, connecting the tip of the undertaking in Kano to the Aminu Kano Worldwide Airport.
“In consequence, we’ve prolonged the undertaking by over 10 kilometers. We’ve additionally included solar-powered road lighting all through all the 700-kilometer stretch,” Umahi said.
Umahi defined that the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway undertaking, spanning 700 kilometers, underwent a clear and in depth negotiation course of lasting 14 months.
Julius Berger had accomplished 480 kilometers of the highway over roughly eight years at a price of N393 billion, reflecting the financial circumstances earlier than the elimination of the gasoline subsidy and the naira’s floatation.
Nevertheless, when Julius Berger later requested N1.1 trillion to finish the remaining part, the federal government discovered the determine unjustifiable. Regardless of a number of makes an attempt to succeed in a mutually agreeable and affordable settlement, the corporate didn’t compromise, main the federal government to finally reject the proposal.
Following the termination of Julius Berger’s contract, Umahi disclosed that the undertaking has since resumed with a revised funds exceeding N800 billion. The up to date plan consists of bolstered concrete pavement for enhanced sturdiness.
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Umahi additional famous that the termination of Julius Berger’s contract was not remoted to this undertaking alone. Comparable selections had been made on the Itu-Odukpani highway, the place disagreements over pavement specs led to contract termination.
- Nevertheless, within the case of the high-priority 35-kilometer Bodo-Bonny Highway undertaking, presidential intervention ensured its continuity. Funding for the undertaking elevated from N120 billion to N200 billion, facilitating well timed completion, with progress now at 90%.
- Regardless of these contract adjustments, Umahi confirmed that Julius Berger stays actively engaged in different federal infrastructure initiatives, together with underwater development on Carter Bridge and rehabilitation works on Lagos’s Third Mainland and Iddo bridges.
He emphasised that each one selections had been pushed strictly by value-for-money concerns, with none private or political motivations.
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