Minister of Works, Mr. Dave Umahi, yesterday, declared that the proposed 470 kilometres Abuja-Lagos Greenfield superhighway will be completed in 2027.
The minister who expressed confidence that the superhighway will last 100 years, explained that the construction will be done by a private sector consortium at no cost to the Federal Government.
The superhighway will pass through Lagos, Oyo, Kogi, Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Niger, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Umahi, who addressed newsmen in Lagos yesterday, explained that the superhighway will be tolled to enable the investors to recoup their investment.
He noted that plans were underway to make the road a business and industrial corridor with hotels, factories, and housing estates, among others, on the route.
He also warned that if the consortium backed out unreasonably, it may have to pay a fine of $10million.
“The president has approved that I fast-track this project. This project is going to be two lanes, but each lane is going to be a two-carriage way and it is going to be 14 metres,” he said.
**Courtesy: Vanguard