As part of the routine inspection of ongoing projects in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the FCT Minister, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, November 7, 2024, inspected the full scope development of the 11km FCT Highway 105, otherwise known as Kuje highway, from the Airport Expressway to Kuje Junction with Spur at Kyami.
The FCT Minister also inspected the emergency construction of a 5-kilometer Kuje township road from the Garage Junction to the LEA Secretariat within the Kuje Area Council.
Speaking with journalists shortly after the inspection exercise, Barr. Wike expressed satisfaction with the speed and quality of work on the road projects and directed that the Kuje township road be extended to Gwagwalada.
He said earthwork on the FCT Highway 105 was expected to be completed by the end of the year, while the Kuje town asphalt carriageway would be completed and handed over by the end of December 2024.
The Minister said, “You can see the work is going on well as expected by Arab contractors and they have promised that by the end of this year 2024, they would have finished everything pertaining to earthwork, even though some sections of the road they’ve started putting macadam, before they will start applying binder and wearing course. So, you can see the work is moving on very fast, the fastest we think we should have”.
Reacting to the issue of the power transmission lines along the road corridor of the FCT Highway 105, the Minister said the FCT Administration has commenced the processes of collaboration with the Transmission Company of Nigeria to relocate the electric facilities to avoid any delay in the road project.
On the 5-kilometer Kuje township road, Barr. Wike said the dualisation and extension of the road to the Gwagwalada Area Council will improve traffic situation, reduce travel distance and also enhance economic activities within the Area Councils.
He said, “We believe that by this December, the contractor, Gilmor Engineering would have handed over, latest by the end of this December as promised and we have also directed them to continue the dualisation of Kuje to Gwagwalada.
“That will ease off traffic difficulties when you are going to Gwagwalada and also reduce the travel distance. People who have no business passing through the airport road through Giri can now, from Gwagwalada and come to Kuje. Everybody in Kuje who is going to Gwagwalada of course will go straight and you know the economic impact. This road will trigger off a lot of economic activities”.
