Roads & Construction
Dangi Underpass: Checkout The New Look Of The Multi~Billion Naira Bridge In Kano State
Dangi Flyover by now is not strange to many Kano residents especially those in Zaria, zoo, Silver Jubilee Roads.
The bridge which was awarded for N4.5billion in 2018 has reached 90% completion stage.
The multi-level project had the construction of underpass and flyover structures at the junction connecting Zaria Road/Zoo Road/ Silver Jubilee, as well as the provision of a roundabout, clovers, slip roads and rotary intersections.
The bridge is a multi-level project had the provision of a roundabout, clovers, slip roads and rotary intersections, to allow for easy transit within the very busy part of Kano city traffic.”
The project was awarded in March 2018, and was flagged off in April, a month later. During the flag-off, the governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said, “the project would cost N4. 5 billion and to ensure that work does not stop, we decided to pay the contractors 50 per cent of the total project cost and the contractor has assured us that it would be completed in ten months time. The project was scheduled to have been completed in 2019 but we are yet to get feelers as to what caused the delay in the project.
Kano is the capital city of Kano State in North West, Nigeria. It is situated in the Sahelian geographic region, south of the Sahara. Kano is the commercial nerve centre of Northern Nigeria and is the second-largest city in Nigeria. The Kano metropolis initially covered 137 square kilometres (53 square miles), and comprised forty-four local government areas (LGAs) — Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nasarawa; However, it now covers two additional LGAs — Ungogo and Kumbotso. The total area of Metropolitan Kano is now 499 square kilometres (193 square miles), with a population of 2,828,861 as of the 2006 Nigerian census; the latest official estimate (for 2016) is 3,931,300.
Below are pictures from the site of the on-going construction of the Dangi Underpass…
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