Going by the scope of the ambitious Lagos -Abuja Super Highway/ High Speed -Train project, no fewer than 10 smart cities, one million housing units, and an Independent Power Plant are being targeted within the corridor, Nigerian Tribune has learnt.
The Lagos-Abuja Super Highway/ High-speed Train Project, according to report, is expected to commence tentatively by February 2025.
Key features of this transformative project are: 500 kilometres, super highway/railway that will connect Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Kogi, Niger States, and FTC, 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.
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