The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano dual carriageway will be ready in 14 months.
Idris made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of the rehabilitation of section 1 of the road (Abuja to Kaduna) rigid pavement.
According to the minister, Section 1 of the road is from Abuja to Kaduna, Section 2 is from Kaduna to Zaria, and Section 3 is from Zaria to Kano.
The description and scope of works include scarification and pulverization of existing bituminous surfaces as sub-base material and filling of embankments.
Others include the provision of approved crushed rock material (wet or dry) with a 100mm thickness with three percent stabilisation in shoulders and carriageway, reinforced concrete lined drains, and other hydraulic structures where necessary.
Similarly, other descriptions and scope of works are the provision of median barriers and median drains where necessary, and the provision of CRCP 200mm thick on the…
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