Members of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) have approved the design for the $15bn Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway Development Project. The approval was given during a meeting in Lagos State.
The group also said it will initiate the procurement process for the project at its next meeting.
The meeting which was chaired by Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, discussed the project which is expected to cost $15bn and deepen regional economic integration.
The project is currently in its study phase, an indication that detailed research, planning, and design are still ongoing.
Highlighting the history and progress of the Lagos-Abidjan Highway Development Project, Umahi mentioned that the project, initiated in 2013, had received significant funding support from the African Development Bank.
The Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway, scheduled to begin in 2025, is part of the greater Dakar-Lagos Corridor and one of the flagship priority development programmes of ECOWAS.
The about 1068 kilometers project will cover five ECOWAS member countries , namely – Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin Republic, and Nigeria, and will traverse eight border towns (four country-pair land borders) beginning from Eric Moore and ending in Abidjan.
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