The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdulllahi Sule, has inaugurated the construction of twin flyover bridges with two roundabouts in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area of the state worth N39 billion to ease the persistent traffic gridlock on the Highway in that axis.
During his inauguration of the project last week, which took place at the Mararaba Gurku community in the Karu area of the state, Sule stated that the project was the seventh intervention his administration was handling on federal highways across the state.
“It is the biggest intervention of all the federal highways we have worked on, and we are praying that President Bola Tinubu will come and commission it himself when it is completed,” he said.
The governor promised that the twin flyovers spanning 2.6 kilometres would go a long way in amilerotating traffic snarl along the Mararaba-Keffi corridor of the Abuja-Keffi highway.
Sule, however, apologised to the people of Karu and Nasarawa state as a whole for taking his administration six and half years to come up with the construction of the project.
“There are reasons for the delay. This is a federal highway and not a state highway. Secondly, we did not have the resources then to do many of these things at the same time.
“This job right now is going to cost us over N39 billion. I came up with a concept of exactly what I was expecting to be done, and we are going to have two flyovers with two roundabouts under the flyovers.
“The first roundabout is going to be right at the Abacha road. After that,we will have another roundabout at the Technology village junction both at Mararaba Gurku, “the governor stated.
He maintained that a construction firm, Triacta Nigeria Limited, will handle the project, which is expected to span between 16 to 18 months.
Speaking at the event, Barrister Aliyu Madaki, Chairman of Karu Local Government Area, explained that the project would tackle the persistent traffic gridlock that had been confronting motorists around the Mararaba axis for years.
“This project is a strategic intervention that will redefine mobility and boost economic activities,” he said.
He said the project, among others, are testimonies of the Sule administration’s dedication to uplifting the Karu Local Government Area and ensuring even development across the state.
The chairman solicited the maximum cooperation of residents of the Mararaba axis to ensure that the project was completed within the timeframe.
Earlier, Esu Karu,Chief Luka Panya-Baba applauded the governor for inaugurating the project, adding that it was a mark of his visionary leadership.
“This intervention is going to make life very simple for road users and others using this place,” he added.
On his part, the Regional Manager, Triacta Nigeria Limited, Engr. Fersan Daou thanked the state government for the confidence in his company for the past 20 years.
He promised that the project would be completed as scheduled.
It would be recalled that in October this year,the Nasarawa State Government secured approval from the Federal Government to construct two flyovers in Mararaba to ease persistent traffic congestion in the area.
