Fashola Lists 44 Highways, 63 Roads To Be Repaired In Nigeria

Babatunde Fashola the minister of works, power and housing has unveiled plans by the federal government to build a better network of roads and bridges across the country.

Fashola said that the intention was to connect states, drive economy, move fuel, food and the import and export of goods.

He unveiled a plan for the construction of 44 federal highways, 63 roads and an emergency intervention across the country ahead of the rainy season to give relief to Nigerians subject to appropriation.

According to Fashola, the 63 roads were identified and prepared for intervention during the inspection tour of roads in 34 states of the Federation by the Ministry which he personally led.

He listed the proposed priority highway projects slated in the 2017 budget to include:

1. Kano-Katsina Road (Phase 1: Kano Town at Dawanau Roundabout to Katsina State Border)

2. Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Yauri Road

3. Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani Road

4. Ilorin-Kabba-Obajana Road (Sections 1&11)

5. Ibadan-Ilorin Road, Section11 (Oyo-Ogbomosho)

6. Lagos-Shagamu-Ibadan Dual Carriageway, Sections 1&11

7. Lagos-Otta Road.

8. Apapa/Tincan Port, NNPC Depot (Atlas Cove) to Mile 2 Access Road

9. Apapa-Oshodi Road

10. Third Mainland Bridge

11. Apapa/Tincan Island Port-NNPC Depot Access Road

12. Benin-Ofosu-Ore Ajebandele-Shagamu Road

13. Obajana Junction-Benin Road Phase 2: (Sections i-iv)

14. Sapele-Ewu Road Sections 1&11

15. Second Niger Bridge

16. Onitsha-Enugu Expressway (Amansea-Enugu State Border)

17. Yenegoa Road Junction-Kolo-Otueke-Bayelsa Palm

18. Bodo-Bonny Road with Bridge.

19. Odukpani-Itu-(Spur Ididep-Itam)-Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway Sections 1&11

20. Ikom Bridge

21. Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual Carriageway Sections i-iv

22. Calabar-Ugep-Katsina Ala Road

23. Vandeikya-Obudu-Obudu Cattle Ranch Road

24. Oshegbudu-Oweto Road, Oju/Loko-Oweto Bridge with approach roads

25. Nassarawa-Loko Road, Abuja-Lokoja Road Sections i&iv

26. Suleja-Minna Road Section 11. Kaduna Eastern Bypass

27. Kano-Maiduguri Road Section 1-1V

28. Hadejia-Nguru-Gashua-Bayamari Road and Kano Western Bypass.

Those listed as critical economic routes include:

29. Zaria-Kano Road, Abuja-Lokoja Road (Sections i-iv)

30. Ilorin-Jebba-Bokani Road, Ibadan-Ilorin Road (Sections `1&11)

31. Lagos-Shagamu-Ibadan Road (Sections1&11)

32. Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu Road

33. Obajana-Benin Road (Sections i-iv).

Also in the list are:

34. Onitsha-Enugu Road (Section 1&11)

35. Enugu-Port Harcourt Road (Sections i-iv)

36. Calabar-Odukpani-Itu Road (Section1)

37. Calabar-Ugep-Katsina Ala Road (Sections 1&11)

38. Alesi-Ugup (Iyamoyung-Ugup) Road

39. Ogoja(Mbok Junction) Abuochichie Road

40. Otukpo Township Road

41. Kano-Maiduguri Road(Sections i-v)

42. Kaduna-Zaria Road

43. Kaduna-Katsina Road.

According to the Minister, roads that pass through agricultural areas across the country include:

44. Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Kontangora-Makera Road (Sections 1&11)

45. Makurdi-Naka-Ndoka-Ankpa Road

46. Akure-Ondo-Ore Road and Benin-Sapele Highway. Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria-Iyanomo Road.

47. 9th Mile-Enugu-Port Harcourt Road

48. Abakaliki-Afikpo Road Sections 1&11

49. 9th Mile-Oturkpo-Makurdi Road

50. Ogboko (Yandev Junction)-Katsina Ala (Ugbema Junction) Road

51. Wukari-Mutum Biyu-Jalingo-Numan Road

52. Section 1 Numan Jalingo Road

53. Gombe-Numan Road

54. Maiduguri-Dutse

55. Kano-Zaria Road.

The 63 roads slated for emergency interventions, which cut across the six geopolitical zones of north-east, north-west, north-central, south-west, south-east and south-south.

1. North-east:

Construction of bridge at KM 32 along Billiri Filiya in Taraba and the repair of Billiri-Filliya Road in Gombe, Potiskum-Agalda-Gombe State Border (S/B) and Potiskum-Kari-Bauchi S/B Road in Yobe State.

Also included are:

1. Tella Road and Bridge 2 Abutment and Apawa-Junction-Zing-Adamawa (State Border) in Taraba State

2. Bauch-Darazo-Kari Road in Bauchi State

3. Numan-Lafia-Gombe State Border Road, Numan-Jalingo Road

4. Numan-Guyuk (Borno State Border)

5. Ngurore-Mayobelwa Road in Adamawa State, all in the North East.

2. In the north-west:

Birnin Gwari Road in Kaduna, Kebbi-Argungu-Sokoto (State Border) Road in Kebbi State, Gusau-Chafe-Katsina Road in Zamfara, Rimawa-Sabonbirnin-Niger Republic Road (Section 1), Rimawa-Sabonbirnin-Niger Republic Road (Section 2) and bridge embankment in Sokoto State, Gumel-Mallam Madori-Hadeija Road, Birnin Kudu and Babaldu-Malumuwa-Bauchi S/B Road, among others in Jigawa,Yayasa Bridge in Kano and Dusinma-Kankara Road in Katsina State.

3. North-central:

Makurdi-Lafia Road and Makurdi-Gboko Road in Benue, Okene-Kabba Road and Kabba-Omuo Road in Kogi, Ajase-Offa-Erinle-Osun State Boundary Road in Kwara, Keffi Abuja Road and Keffi-Gittata-Kaduna S/b Road, Nassarawa-Toto-Abaji Road in Nassarawa and Jebba-Mokwa Road, Bida-Lapal-Lambata Road and Makera-Tegina Road in Niger State are listed for repairs

4. South-west

Ibillo-Isu-Epinmi-Akungba Road and Owo-Akure Road in Ondo, Ilesa-Ijebu-Ijesa Road, Ijebu-Ijesa-Ekiti S/B and Ibadan-Ile-Ife-Ilesa Road, Osun S/B-Ilesa in Osun, Ibadan-Ile-Ife-Ilesa Road in Oyo, Ijebu-Ode-Epe-Ibadan Road in Ogun and Ikorodu-Shagamu in Lagos.

5. South-east:

Abakaliki-Oferekpe Road in Ebonyi, Nsukka-Adani-Anambra S/B Road in Enugu State, Umuokpor section of Ikot Ekpene-Aba Road in Abia and Ihiala-Orlu-Umuduru Road, Owerri-Okigwe, among others.

6. South-south

Ikot Ekpene-Ikot Umoessien-Abia S/B Road in Akwa Ibom, Ebiama-Yenegoa Road in Bayelsa, Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo-Ose Bridge Road and Benin-Ofosu-Shagamu Road in Edo, Ebouchichie-Gakem Road in Cross River, Benin-Asaba Dual Carriageway, Asaba-Illa-Ebu-Edo S/B Road, Igbodo, Benin- Asaba Expressway and Warrri-Sapele-Edo S/b Road in Delta State among others.

Over 45 bridges, according to the list, are slated for rehabilitation over the next three years. They include:

1. Two bridges along Sokoto-Gusau Road

2. Murtala Mohammed Bridge, Koton Karfe

3. River Ebba to Cheche Bridge

4. Jebba Bridge

5. 3rd Mainland Bridge

6. Nine Lagos Bridges and flyovers

7. Lagos Ring Road Bridge Abutment

8. Ijora 7-Up Bridge

9. Ijora-Apapa Bridge by Leventis

10. Burnt Marine Bridge.

They also include:

11. Utor Bridge

12. Niger Bridge at Onitsha/Asaba

13. Onitsha-Owerri Bridge

14. Ibagwa Bridge, Ikom Bridge

15. Itigidi, Makurdi Bridge

16. Quata Sule Bridge

17. Katsina Ala Bridge

18. Buruku Bridge

19. Abuja-Abaji Bridge Section 11

20. Loko Owotu Bridge

21. Ibi Bridge

22. Kudzum Bridge

23. Gombe-Michika-Maraba Bridge

24. Gamboru Bridge

25. Katanko Bridge

26. Jaji Bridge

27. Borno/Adamawa State Border Bridge

28. Falani Bridge, Sumaila

29. Flyover Bridge at Silver Jubilee

30. Tambuwal Bridge.

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