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Nixoderm

Discussion Starter · May 11, 2007

LIGHT RAIL FOR ABUJA

Thursday, 10 May 2007
On 7 May, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo officially inaugurated work on a new 1,435mm gauge light rail system in the capital, Abuja. Comprising three phases that are expected to be complete in 15 years, construction is being financed with a $US841 million dollar loan facility provided by the Chinese government. The 280km system is planned to cover the whole Federal Capital Territory including Wuse, Garki, AYA and its satellite towns of Karu, Nyanya, Kubwa and Gwagwalada. The project has been contracted to CPCS-Transcom International of Canada with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) as joint development partner.

The first phase will comprise 60km of route linking Area 10 in Garki, the central area, Wuse neighborhood centre, Utako Motor park, Jabi, Life Camp, Karmo, Gwarinpa and Kubwa. Also included are the national stadium, the Kukwaba national park, Idu and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

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Matthias Offodile

· #32 · Jun 7, 2007

Other African cities that should consider a subway- Jo'burg and Luanda. I dont think any of the other large cities are in countries currently in a financial state to build a subway. Accra is large enough but Ghana does not have the finances and the city has a low pop density because it is so spread out. Angola has other priorities now but they should keep a subway in mind when developing the city. I reckon by 2030 there will be a subway in Lagos, Abuja, Nairobi and Luanda.

In Abuja the construction of MTS has already started!

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