The Acting Secretary of Federal Capital Territory’s Transport Secretariat, AbdulHamid Suleiman, says Abuja Light Rail is 84.33 per cent complete.
Mr. Suleiman made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja on Tuesday.
“The total length of the completed double track as at today is 45.245 kilometres.’’
He said the project was awarded on May 25, 2007 to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation for the final construction of Lots 1 and 3.
He said the cost of the project was $841. 645 million with completion period of 48 months.
“This consisted of approximately 60.67 kilometres of standard gauge double railway track and associated permanent way within FCT.
“In Aug. 2012, due to deficiencies noticed in the estimations, the scope of the contract was varied to $823, 540 million for the final design and construction of Lots A1 and 3.
“The project has attained about 84. 33 per cent completion as at Dec. 2016,” he said.
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