The Federal Government has approved the construction of a 420-kilometre dual carriageway linking Akwanga in Nasarawa State through Plateau and Bauchi States to Gombe State.
The approval was disclosed on Sunday by the Director of Information at the Federal Ministry of Works, Mohammed Abdullahi, during a media tour and inspection of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Bauchi–Gombe Federal Highway.
Abdullahi said the project was part of the federal government’s efforts to strengthen road infrastructure as a catalyst for economic growth under the eight priority areas of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
He explained that the Federal Executive Council had recently approved the dualisation project as the fourth leg of the administration’s legacy road initiatives, alongside the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, the Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway and the Calabar–Ebonyi–Abuja Superhighway.
According to him, the projects are designed to interconnect all regions of the country and will incorporate modern infrastructure such as solar-powered street lighting and other renewable energy components.
Speaking further on the Bauchi–Gombe road, Abdullahi said the ongoing rehabilitation covers 35.4 kilometres, with over 21 kilometres already completed.
He disclosed that the intervention had significantly reduced accidents and travel time on what was previously an accident-prone route.
