Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Transportation has handed over the Port Harcourt-Aba section of the Eastern Narrow-Gauge Railway Project to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).
At the handover ceremony in Port Harcourt, the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Limited, transferred assets, including 283.060 km of dismantled tracks, 62.800 km of rehabilitated and reconstructed subgrade, and 62.800 km of rail laid for the main line to NRC.
“The NRC is now responsible for the operation and maintenance of the rail section,” said Ogunade Adesegun, Deputy Director of Track and Civil from the NRC. “This development is a testament to the government’s efforts to provide efficient transportation systems.“
The rail spans a distance of about 65 km.
Ayo Dada, a Federal Ministry of Transportation supervisor, noted that the project’s completion will “boost the economy of both cities and states, bringing development and growth to the region.“
The project is a part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow-Gauge Railway Project, which aims to connect the southeastern part of Nigeria to the northeastern region.
The project, which started under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, spans 1,440 km and has a total price tag of $3.03 billion.
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