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ICYMI: Lagos-Abuja To Take Four Hours Through ‘Supersonic Highways’ – FG
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has said that the proposed Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge Supersonic Highway will make travelling from Lagos to Abuja a four-hour journey.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made the bold assertion during the week while meeting with the governors of Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo States.
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In a post on social media, Jubril Gawat, a media aide to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said Umahi told his principal during a meeting that the “supersonic highway” will span 430 kilometres.
Gawat said the minister revealed that the highway will move along the 4th Mainland bridge axis at Epe.
One Last Video I forgot to post when Hon. Minister of Works, Senator @realdaveumahi came to Lagos. First, he commended Governor @jidesanwoolu on the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge project. Then he spoke about the proposed Lagos to Abuja “Supersonic Highway”, a 4-hour journey… pic.twitter.com/iJNgukrbRq
— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) September 1, 2023
According to a statement issued by the Director, Press and Public Relations unit of the Ministry of Works, Blessing Lere-Adams, on Friday, Umahi also made assertion when he met with Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun in his office in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital.
“Let me announce to you that Lagos proposed 4th Mainland Bridge Supersonic Highway will take four hours to drive from Lagos to Abuja,” the minister was quoted as saying.
“We had a presentation on it yesterday with the consultant and it’s going to be on Public Private Partnership (PPP), driving from Lagos to Abuja will take 4 hours, we are concluding on it within one or two months and work will start.”
He further told the Governor, “We have a programme called Highway Development Management Initiative (HDMI) and it allows states and other private investors to engage with the Federal Government either to take over a fully constructed road to toll and maintain it in partnership with FG or take a brand new road and reconstruct it and toll it under laid down agreement.
“l am very much open to that, we also bring some roads architecture into this kind of arrangement. Solar lights where we can fix CCTV to monitor our roads and increase visibility; this will largely reduce insecurity and also create service stations. We can monitor security at these service stations; we have mini clinics, toll vans at these stations just as we see outside the country.”
Also holding similar meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in his office in Ibadan, Umahi commended Oyo government for working on Federal Roads.
“You have done quite a number of roads and you were not waiting that you must have all approval before you do it, if we are waiting for due process of refund for working on FG roads, our people will be the ones to suffer. We are excited with Governor Seyi Makinde,” he said.
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Meanwhile, the minister did not explain how the so-called “supersonic highways” will work.
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