African highways

[Tbite]

Originally Posted by friendsofthecity

Still dwelling in the past,Mathias?

All those Bridges are still in Lagos. They are not in the best state, but they are still intact. Provided the Government can revamp them, and build more bridges/highways to compliment the existing ones, then Nigeria will be on the fast path again.

[Matthias Offodile]

Lagos to Reconstruct Major Roads

08.20.2007

Lagos state government has finalised arrangement forthe reconstrution of 50 major roads spread across thethree senatorial districts in the state.
The road reconstruction exercise is in tandem with the continuation of the ten-point agenda of the State Government to raise human development index by pursuing plans, programmes and projects which have positive and direct impact on the lives of the people.
Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure to the state governor, Engr Ganiyu Johnson who made this known at the weekend in Ikeja said to this end the state Government has called for tenders for the construction/reconstruction/rehabilitation of the road projects.
He listed some of the road projects toinclude Ajangbadi-IIogbo-Elegba road in Ojo Local Government; Association Avenue (Governor’s Road), Idimu; Samuel Ekundayo Road, Badagry; Alexander Road, Oko-Oba, Agege; Dendeke Martins Street, Ilaje, Bariga; Ijede-Egbin Road and Fadungbade Close, Ikorodu; Satellite Town Road, Amuwo-Odofin; and network of road at Magodo Estate (Olumiywa Street, Kola AmoduCrescent, Duruji Way, Ogunnaike Close).
Others according to Johnson include Interstate Boundary Roads (Ayobo-Aiyetoro Road), Ayobo; Modupe Ayo-Ade Street off Abeokuta Oshodi Expressway, Araromi Bus/Stop; Shitta Street/Shitta Extension, Agege among others.

Roads in Irawo (Abeokuta Street, Ibadan Street, Ondo Street andOkunbadejo Street) Ajegunle; Lowa Street, Ikorodu;Agodo Community Roads in Egbe Idimu; Old Otta/IbariRoad, Alagbado; Olasimbo Street, Oregun, Ikeja;Beckley Estate/Grillo Road, Ifako Ijaiye,; Network ofroads in Local Government Housing Estate, Epe and BodeJoseph Street, Gbagada, Ifako.The Special Adviser added that tenders have also beeninvited for the construction/reconstruction and rehabilitation of Idowu Rufai Street, Okota; Odunmaku/Omole Street,Alimosho; and Afolabi Aina and Adegbeyemi Streets,beside Alade Market, Ikeja; and the Access Road toSheik Tijani Bakare and Winfunke Street off AbeokutaExpressway; Idako Lekki Road, off Lagos-EpeExpressway, Eti-Osa; Masebinu Street, Sabo-Ilaje inOjo Local Government area; and Humuani/Adetona Street,Agege among others.He noted that interested bidders mustdemonstrate the ability to undertake the projects withrelevant and verifiable projects embarked upon withinthe last 10 years and must be registered with theState Government Central Works Registration Board.To qualify to bid, Johnson explained that prospectivebidders must submit tenders in sealedenvelopes marked confidential with the correct titlesof the project clearly indicated and delivered at theSecretariat of the State Tenders Board atAlausa Secretariat adding that the State Governmentreserves the right to accept or reject late tenderjust as it is not obliged to consider favourably anyparticular tender.The Special Adviser also urged all PrivateTelecommunication Operators (PTOs) who might have anyprogramme on the said road projects to fast track andsubmit same to the Lagos State InfrastructureMaintenance Regulatory agency (LASMIRA) now as theState Government will not allow any form of roadcutting exercise on the said roads after constructionwork would have been concluded.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=86814

[friendsofthecity]

SORRY! I thought I would be better still if you look to the future now rather than the past,Mathias.

[icosium]

east algiers highway going west (toward airoport)

[africanman]

Nairobi

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[Tbite]

Highway Ikoyi/Victoria Island to Lagos Island.

image hosted on flickr

[Tbite]

Abuja Highways

[DennisRodman97]

who wants to call me? i need some international friends....Tbite and co drop me an email

[a_bondima]

image hosted on flickr

[kulani]

Highways in Durban, South Africa's largest habour city

[DennisRodman97]

nice roads in durban.....

[Lydon]

Does anyone have a picture of that huge flyover on the way to Paarl in Cape Town? I'm not sure what it's called but gosh it's scary going over there in a bus!

[friendsofthecity]

Abooja, Nigeria.

Bikers seem to enjoy the express lanes.


Highway in Abooja

[Skyprince]

Originally Posted by Tbite

Abuja Highways

Very smooth drive in Abuja

[africanman]

I think that Durban and Abuja have very good highways. Kenya has been trying to catch up but it will take as a while to even come close to SA which has and continues to invest in roads. Kenya was basically stagnant for 27 year or dictator Arap Moi's rule but major improvements have happened since President Kibaki was elected. I think that if we continue the trend, we should see a Kenya with worldclass roads in 10 years or less considering how well we have done in five years. I am not too worried about a change of goverment.

[Matthias Offodile]

I think that Durban and Abuja have very good highways. Kenya has been trying to catch up but it will take as a while to even come close to SA which has and continues to invest in roads. Kenya was basically stagnant for 27 year or dictator Arap Moi's rule but major improvements have happened since President Kibaki was elected. I think that if we continue the trend, we should see a Kenya with worldclass roads in 10 years or less considering how well we have done in five years. I am not too worried about a change of goverment.

Abuja (Lagos to a certain degree if the roads are not congested) and SA certainly have smooth highways. I would also add Abidjan (despite the political and economic setback of the country in the past ten years, you can still see that the country once rocked economically)

[DennisRodman97]

credit to MO rush



Cape Town South Africa

[Matthias Offodile]

Autoroute du Nord

a six-lane lane highway linking Abidjan and the capital Yamoussoukro



some older pics but they show other highways of Abidjan





see the broad highway below

[nairoberry]

what the hell happened to abidjan? why do we africans always screw up, they were handed a very well built, commercial bustling and well kept city by the french and they could not keep mantain it. it sure is true that the hardest thing is not getting to the top but staying at the top is the real grind

[Kenguy]

Originally Posted by nairoberry

what the hell happened to abidjan? why do we africans always screw up, they were handed a very well built, commercial bustling and well kept city by the french and they could not keep mantain it. it sure is true that the hardest thing is not getting to the top but staying at the top is the real grind

Correct me if Im wrong. Most of Abidjan's infrastructure was built after the colonial period.