In a bid to boost Nigeria’s transportation system, the federal government is set to commence the Lagos-Abuja Super highway/ high-speed train project tentatively by February, 2025.
Yinka Idris, director of operations of AEC-Geofocus, consortium of engineers, planners, and investors, handling the project, disclosed this in a brief chat noting that the project would cost $16 billion.
Idris further revealed that the transformative project which would have 500 kilometers, will connect Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Kogi, Niger and FTC, Abuja.
According to him, it will also have adesign, build, finance, operate, and maintained (DBFOM) model.
“The $16 billion project will be led by AEC-Geofocus, a consortium of engineers, planners, and investors and plans have been concluded to commence it by February this year 2024.”
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He disclosed that the components of the high-speed train project, will have a double-gauge rail line capable of speeds of up to 250 km/hr, with two main stations in Lagos and Abuja as well as 11 intermediate stops.
This, he pointed out, would make Lagos-Abuja travel by rail to less than 3 hours, and by road to less thanfive hours.
He added that the highway will have 8 lanes, 2 service lanes, and 13 tolling points, and captured within the scope of the project are 10 smart cities, 1 million housing units, and anindependent power plant.
Idris believes that the project is another game-changer, and part of efforts by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve the transportation system in Nigeria.
He also noted that the economic well-being of the citizens will definitely improve through all these strategic plans for a better living condition by the present government of President Tinubu.
“Through most of president Tinubu’s policies, both implemented and yet to be implemented, there will be positive and drastic change in the lives of Nigerians and Nigeria as a country will be better,” Idris noted.
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