29.11.2024
Artikel Nummer: 51564
Abidjan-Lagos highway: building to start by 2026
Preparations for the planned new road corridor are making progress. It is estimated to open by 2030 and set to become a powerful economic and industrial hub, the African Development Bank (AFDB) said.
The 1,028 km transnational coastal motorway will connect Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria, crossing through Ghana, Togo and Benin. Construction is due to begin in 2026. The motorway will boast four to six lanes, with up to eight lanes in Nigeria’s capital Lagos.
It will link up with the West African transport corridors (airport, road and rail) and connect the inland regions of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to all eight ports along the route, as well as to the Abidjan-Dakar-Praia corridor, according to the AFDB. (ben)