The Federal Government has officially handed over the completed Port Harcourt – ABA section of the Eastern Narrow-Gauge Railway Project to the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
Engr. Ayo Dada – Project Supervisor, Federal Ministry of Transport – Engr. Ayo Dada officially handed over the completed assets to the Railway Corporation after receiving it, from the contractor, CCECC, during a handover event in Port Harcourt.
According to Dada, “The handed-over assets handed over to the Ministry by the contractors include; the dismantled tracks 283.060 km, rehabilitation and reconstruction of subgrade 62.800 km, supply and laying rail for the main line 62.800 km, laying rail for the siding lines 5.690km, rehabilitation and reconstruction of 27 sets of the turnouts at Port Harcourt station, Elelenwo station, Obuzor station, Umugo station and Aba station, rehabilitation of the existing 4 steel bridges at DK6+807.2, DK10+858.6, DK13+243.8 and DK27+469.2, reconstruction of 1 concrete bridge at DK4+252, rehabilitation of 10 existing culverts, reconstruction of 12 new culverts, reconstruction of 35 level crossings and construction of 33,275 m drainage to the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT).
As you may know, in March 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari performed the groundbreaking of the rail line project, saying it would stimulate economic activities in 14 states where it traverses.
