The Lagos-Abuja Super Highway and High-Speed Train Project is set to tentatively commence in February 2025. This transformative initiative promises to redefine transportation and urban development in Nigeria with the following features:
✅It will be 500 kilometers, super highway/railway that will connect Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Kogi, Niger States, and FCT, Abuja.
✅It will have a Design, Build, Finance, Operate, and Maintain (DBFOM) model.
✅ The $16 billion project will be led by AEC-Geofocus, a consortium of engineers, planners, and investors.
✅The high-speed train component of the project will have a double-gauge rail line capable of speeds up to 250 km/hr, with two main stations in Lagos and Abuja as well as 11 intermediate stops.
✅ This will make Lagos-Abuja travel by rail to less than 3 hours, and by road to less than 5 hours.
✅The highway will have 8 lanes, 2 service lanes, and 13 tolling points.
✅Captured within the scope of the project are 10 smart cities, 1 million housing units, and an Independent Power Plant.
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