Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Expressway
| Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Expressway | |
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| Route information | |
| Existed | 1975–present |
| History | Completed 2014 |
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| Country | Nigeria |
| States | Abuja, FCT Abuja |
| Highway system | |
The Umaru Musa Yar'adua Expressway formerly known as Airport Road is a 10-lane expressway in Abuja, Nigeria, reconstructed to address the perennial traffic on the road by late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's administration before his death.[1]
It serves as a major artery into the Abuja city centre from the southern parts of the country. The Airport Expressway connects the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to the Abuja city centre.
Reconstruction
[edit]The chaotic traffic situation on the airport road necessitated the redesign and reconstruction of the Airport Road (renamed Umaru Yar'Adua Expressway) – 37.5 kilometres (23.3 mi) in length. The expansion of the existing road to the airport from two to three lanes as well as the construction of a new parallel two-lane expressway in each direction.[1] The project was awarded at the cost of over 1.7 billion dollars to Julius Berger construction company.[2][3]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion project was carried out by the late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in 2009 and completed in 2014. The new 10-lane multiple carriage highways included street lights, drainages, pedestrian bridges and flyovers, lays-by, culverts, telecommunication ducts and interchanges, etc.
On 7 May 2015, the expressway was commissioned by former President Goodluck Jonathan who was the Vice President to the late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. [4][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "N59bn Abuja Airport Expressway Becoming A Death Trap". P.M. News. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Nigeria's $1.7bn Airport Express Way Breaks Ground". RoadTraffic-Technology.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Femi, Ipaye (25 August 2014). "The N257 billion ($1.7bn) Abuja Airport/Kubwa Expressway And Its Killer Open Drainage". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Umaru Musa Yaradua Expressway". Channels Television. Retrieved 13 January 2022.