The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N84 billion for the construction of a road linking Shehu Yar’adua Way with the Kubwa Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory, Oyo–Ogbomoso and the Loko – Oweto Bridge.
The Council meeting also approved N9billion variation for the reconstruction of Loko-Oweto bridge as well as the completion of Oyo to Ogbomosho highway road project
The Ministers of the FCT, Muhammad Bello and Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, confirmed the approvals of the projects at the end of the Council meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House, Abuja.
Bello said N30.6billion of the N84billion was approved for the construction of the road linking Shehu Musa Yar’adua Way with the Kubwa Expressway.
According to him, when completed, the road will also link Shehu Musa Yar’Adua way with Murtala Mohammed way and Mabushi district of the FCT.
The FCT Minister explained that the project would serve the adjourning districts of Mabushi, Kado, Katampe and Jahi as well as generally enhance overall decongestion of traffic in phases I, II, III and IV of the FCT development plan.
On his part, Fashola disclosed that the two memoranda presented by his ministry were also approved by the Council. The minister, therefore, announced that the contract price of the project was increased from N51.621 billion to N60.961 billion.
