{"id":159784,"date":"2025-04-17T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T10:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-govt-clarifies-lagos-badagry-expressways-role-in-abidjan-lagos-highway-project"},"modified":"2025-04-22T21:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T20:48:44","slug":"nigerian-govt-clarifies-lagos-badagry-expressways-role-in-abidjan-lagos-highway-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-govt-clarifies-lagos-badagry-expressways-role-in-abidjan-lagos-highway-project","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian govt clarifies Lagos-Badagry Expressway\u2019s role in Abidjan-Lagos highway project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The federal government has provided detailed clarification on the ongoing six-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway and its integration into the broader Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway initiative.<\/p>\n

During a briefing with journalists on Thursday, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, confirmed that Nigeria\u2019s contribution to the regional infrastructure spans 79 kilometres from Eric Moore in Lagos to the Seme Border, forming a critical section of the trans-West African highway.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe existing project on Lagos-Badagry Expressway is a project of the Federal Government of Nigeria. For clarity purposes, that road is about 79km from Eric Moore.\u201d Kesha explained.<\/p>\n

She further noted that the entire Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway covers a total of 1,028 kilometres across five countries. Within Nigeria, a 46.2-kilometre portion of the highway, stretching from Agbara to the Seme Border, has already been contracted out for development.<\/p>\n

In terms of project segmentation, Kesha stated that the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) is responsible for the section between Okokomaiko and Agbara. Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government is overseeing the 10-kilometre stretch from Eric Moore to Igbo Elerin.<\/p>\n

She also highlighted that the original blueprint for the corridor envisioned a unified 10-lane highway with integrated provisions for rail infrastructure and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems, aimed at boosting regional mobility and economic integration.<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t know whether that is still subsisting because it looks like they are looking into that again and having to tell each member-country to do its own.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are doing now may still stay. It may just have an extension, because what we are doing now are three lanes with no service lanes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey may add to it, service lanes, and they may add provisions for light rail and BRT corridors so that natives of communities that this road traverses can have the opportunity to board and drop by, using the corridors provided for light rail and BRT.\u201d<\/p>\n

She further noted that provisions for light rail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors could be integrated into the project to cater to communities along the route.<\/p>\n

Addressing journalists, she revealed that the proposed highway would have a right-of-way measuring approximately 120 metres.<\/p>\n

She also clarified that the highway remains in its design phase.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The federal government has provided detailed clarification on the ongoing six-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway and its integration into the broader Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway initiative. 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