By Patrick Idowu
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved a major facelift for the Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway as the FCT Executive Committee gives the green light for the upgrade of its streetlights.
The contract approval was announced by Mr Richard Dauda, the acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, during a press briefing in Abuja.
The project is one of seven memos presented and approved by the FCDA for execution.
According to Dauda, the upgrade targets the aging lighting infrastructure along the 14-kilometre stretch of the ten-lane expressway connecting Maitama to Gudu.
“If you pass there in the night, you will realise that most parts of the road are in darkness. Because the streetlights have been there for close to 15 years now,” Dauda stated.
He noted that the expressway lighting system, completed around 2005 to 2006, is now outdated and no longer effective for night visibility and road safety.
“The project was completed between 2005 and 2006, and the lights have become obsolete and no longer bright enough to lighten the road,” he said.
The move is expected to improve safety, reduce night-time accidents, and enhance the aesthetic appeal of one of the city’s busiest arteries.
