By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the construction work of the 90.65km Kano-Gwarzo-Dayi Federal Highway linking Kano and Katsina States.
Mrs Boade Akinola, Director of Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Works and Housing, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
Akinola said that the contract for the reconstruction of the road to dual carriage way was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in November 2020 at the cost of N62.71 billion, adding that the project had the completion period of 24 months.
According to him, the Permanent Secretary, FMWH, Mr Babangida Hussaini, represented by the Director, Highways (North -West), Mr Folorunsho Esan, stated that the contract was awarded on Dec. 1, 2020, to Messes CGC Nigeria Limited.
Husseini explained that the 90.65km dual carriage way had a total number of three bridges, with additional 7.3 meters width and 1.5 meters shoulder width and an outer shoulder width of 2.7meters.
He disclosed that the Kano State Government had dualised 7.2km of the road from the Bayero U犀利士
niversity Kano (BUK) axis.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State described the project as gigantic and important, adding that it would be of social and economic benefit to the people of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States.
