The Federal Government has temporarily opened the entire Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road to help commuters navigate traffic during the upcoming Christmas and New Year seasons.
All two lanes of the over 380-kilometer road will be open for commuter use between now and January until the contractors are anticipated to return from vacation after the holiday season.
The disclosure was made by Folorunso Esan, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing’s Director of Highways and Rehabilitation, while he was inspecting the three sections of the road project in Zaria.
He explained that from Abuja to Zaria, the whole road is cleared of barricades, stressing that there is no barrier from Abuja to Kano now.
The Director explained that the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road is the major road in the entire North, saying that there should not be any kind of gridlock during the festive season as whatever is left of the work, the contractor will come back in January and continue.
He explained, “This is because the contractor will close for the end of the year holiday and leave the road for free flow of traffic.”