In order to further boost transportation system in Nigeria, the Federal government is set to commence Lagos-Abuja Super Highway/ High-speed Train Project tentatively by February, 2025
The Director of Operations of AEC-Geofocus, consortium of engineers, planners, and investors, handling the project, Engineer Mutiu Yinka Idris, who disclosed this in a brief chat with Business Hallmark in Ibadan on Thursday, revealed that the project would cost $16 billion.
Engineer 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 a Design, 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.”
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 than 5 hours.
He added, “the highway will have 8 lanes, 2 service lanes, and 13 tolling points. Captured within the scope of the project are 10 smart cities, 1 million housing units, and an Independent Power Plant.”
Engineer Idris believes that the project is another game-changer loading, and part of efforts by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve the transportation system in Nigeria
He 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.”
