By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday flagged-off the construction of Borno’s second flyover bridge at Borno Express Junction meant to further decongest traffic and increase infrastructural development in the state capita, Maiduguri..
It will be recalled that Governor Zulum had constructed Borno’s first flyover bridge at Customs Area of Gamboru Market with upper and lower layers as the project is located around the customs roundabout with roads to three parts of the town. It started in January 2020 and was commissioned by President Buhari in December 2021.
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The second flyover is sited around the Borno Express which has a T-junction, with roads connecting the three key parts of Maiduguri towards the International airport, township stadium and Tashan Kano, as well as the city centre (Secretariat, Post Office, Monday Market etc).
The flyover will cover about 600m of a concrete bridge with additional road networks.
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Zulum at the launch tasked contractors, saying, “Insha Allah, we (Borno State Government) shall ensure the release of funds as at when due. I task you (the contractors) to ensure that good quality of work is done. Insha’Allah, in the next phase of our dispensation we will provide more dividends of democracy to the people of Borno”, Zulum said.
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While Chinese Company, Eighteenth Engineering Company (EEC) was awarded the contract for Borno’s second flyover for the sum of N5.8 billion.
The company won the contract bidding after a bidding process following documentation that was done at the State’s Ministry of Works Headquarters in Maiduguri.
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Borno State Commissioner of Works, Architect Isa Garba Haladu, signed the contract agreement on behalf of Borno State Government while representative of the EEC signed for the Chinese company.
The project is targeted for completion before the end of this year, 2023, bearing any unforeseen challenge(s).
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