{"id":71302,"date":"2025-07-23T12:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=71302"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:53:10","slug":"fg-set-to-begin-emergency-repairs-on-kaduna-abuja-expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/23\/fg-set-to-begin-emergency-repairs-on-kaduna-abuja-expressway\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Set to Begin Emergency Repairs on Kaduna-Abuja Expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"290\"><strong>By Rofiat Olokuta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"313\">\n<p data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"498\">The Federal Government will soon commence emergency repairs on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, a key transportation artery plagued by years of deterioration and mounting safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"777\">In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Federal Ministry of Works confirmed that urgent interventions are underway to address the deplorable condition of the highway, which links the North to the Federal Capital Territory and serves as a vital route for both commuters and cargo.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1279\">The move follows sustained complaints from road users about potholes, eroded sections, and failed portions that have contributed to frequent accidents and economic disruptions. The road has also become notorious for security risks, further amplifying the urgency of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1521\">According to the ministry, the repair works will be executed in phases to ensure that vehicular movement continues throughout the period of construction. It also assured the public that measures will be taken to minimize travel disruptions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1678\">Road users are advised to cooperate with traffic management officials and adhere to posted signage as engineers move in to begin the reconstruction effort.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1861\">While no official completion timeline has been announced, authorities emphasized that the project is a top priority due to the strategic and national significance of the expressway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rofiat Olokuta The Federal Government will soon commence emergency repairs on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, a key transportation artery plagued by years of deterioration and mounting safety concerns. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Federal Ministry of Works confirmed that urgent interventions are underway to address the deplorable condition of the highway, which links [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":71303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71304,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71302\/revisions\/71304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}