Hadejia-Nguru road in phases; Hadejia-to-Kirikasamma as phase 1 project, begins.

[FMINigeria]

                        The project is designed to rehabilitate the Hadejia-Nguru road in Jigawa/Yobe State in Phases. The total length of the road is about 73km. The road starts at Hadejia town in Jigawa State and terminates at Nguru in Yobe State.

The existing road had 7.7m average wide asphalt concrete carriageway with 1.7m (average) wide surface dressed shoulder on either side. The road was in a deplorable state before the contract was awarded.  Vehicles had to swerve from one side of the road to the other and most times divert to the adjoining ground in order to avoid long failed stretches.

The portion of the road to be rehabilitated under phase 1 starts at Hadejia and ends at Kirikasamma.

The Federal Controller of works, Jigawa State, Engineer J.A.Yusuf, the supervisor of the contract, disclosed that the contract was awarded to Setraco Nigeria Limited under contract No. 5927 with EMAK Consult Limited as the consultant. It was awarded at the sum of N 4, 942541,835.00 with project length of 40km on the 20th April 2009. The contract has 19th April, 2011 as its original completion date but extended to 19th June 2013. The work is now 100% complete.

The Controller also disclosed that the contractor has made steady progress on the project and actually intended to complete the works a head of time.

He also revealed that all debts owed to the contractor have been settled and a physical accomplishment of 100% at 94% time lapse is recorded to date

Via: Federal Ministry of Information (FMI) Nigeria