{"id":125927,"date":"2024-07-27T22:09:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T21:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fg-flags-off-work-on-abuja-kaduna-zaria-kano-highway"},"modified":"2024-07-27T23:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T22:18:33","slug":"fg-flags-off-work-on-abuja-kaduna-zaria-kano-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fg-flags-off-work-on-abuja-kaduna-zaria-kano-highway","title":{"rendered":"FG flags-off work on Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Government has commenced work on the dualisation of the 375.9-km Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Highway in the North-West geopolitical zone of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Works David Umahi stated this during the flag-off of work and the site handover of the 38-km dual carriageway section of the road to Dangote Group of Companies on July 27, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the flag-off and handover ceremony, Umahi charged the three companies handling the three sections of the project to show absolute devotion to the completion of the project.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the ministry would look at the need for a project rate review to cushion the effects of the increase in material costs, given that the last review was done about nine months ago.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the minister\u2019s Special Adviser on Media, Uchenna Orji.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement made available, he said: \u201cThe first section is 38 kilometres by two, which is 76 kilometres. The work is starting today, with palliatives and earthworks, and then they will now start to put in reinforced concrete pavement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The minister used the opportunity to launch the federal government\u2019s \u2018Operation Free Our Roads,\u2019 which is aimed at making sure that all the federal roads under rehabilitation are made motorable starting this rainy season.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe are using this as a point of contact to flag off \u2018Free our Roads\u2019 all over the country. They will use a stone base to fill and free all the potholes. In failed portions or where we have potholes, they will all be filled, both carriageways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will continue to maintain one carriageway for vehicles to follow while they consistently work on one carriageway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised the need for the ministry\u2019s engineers to take the task seriously, including those of FERMA.<\/p>\n<p>According to him: \u201cOperation \u2018Free Our Roads,\u2019 is not only for the Ministry of Works, but also for FERMA. We\u2019re going to put our eyes; all the directors and all the Zonal engineers of FERMA must take this thing very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the section handled by Julius Berger, the minister commended the contractor for already starting work and doing a good job and maintained that the federal government expected the entire project to be completed and delivered by May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we will be discussing with Berger is what we can do to finish this job by May 29. This is very important because we don\u2019t want to stay here beyond May 29, 2025. What Berger cannot finish, we would also have to take it over and give it to Dangote under tax credit for reinforced concrete pavement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Government has commenced work on the dualisation of the 375.9-km Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Highway in the North-West geopolitical zone of the country. 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