KANO – Baring any last minute change, the multi billion naira interchange bridges, the flagship projects of Abba Kabir Yusuf would be delivered early next year.
Engr. Marwan Ahmed, the State Commissioner of Works and Housing told Reporters at a press conference in Kano that already, a 24-hour activities is being embarked upon to fast track the realization of set target.
The flagship projects are: three-layer interchange bridges being constructed at Dan’agundi junction and a clover leaf Overpass bridge being sited at Tal’udu roundabout,all of them worth N27 billion.
Engr. Ahmed, stressed that his ministry had “already deployed measures to extend the construction of the bridges to night hours in order to achieve the objective.”
The Commissioner revealed that “lighting devices are being installed and wired at the construction sites so as to introduce night shifts to enable the workers operate in the night.
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He said work had reached 40 percent completion at the Tal’udu site,and thay it had attained 20 percent completion at the Dan’agundi area.
The Commissioner assured that the two projects would be completed in 2025 as planned,adding, “we are on top of the situation and we are working hard to beat the deadline.”
He said alternative routes had been created around the two Interchange bridges in order to ease movement of vehicles passing through the areas.
He also stated that adequate information about the alternative routes had been disseminated to motorists to ensure free flow of traffic in the affected areas.
Ahmed, therefore, urged motorists and the people dwelling areas around the construction sites to exercise more patience and cooperate with government during the execution of the projects.
