The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced it has commenced reconstruction of the Eastern rail line, which links Port Harcourt with Maiduguri.
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This was disclosed in a statement by the Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi on Sunday.
He stated that the FG’s first target is to get track-laying from Port Harcourt to Enugu completed.
He stated, “The contractors are working in different gangs across the line simultaneously. Our first target is to get track-laying from Port Harcourt to Enugu completed, then proceed with the next phase.”
Meanwhile, the media aide to the Presidency, stated that the first phase is the PH-Enugu section. This project should move quickly, considering that there’s already an existing rail corridor, along which new tracks will be laid.
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On the 10th of March, 2021, the Federal Government Kick-started a $3 billion rehabilitation and reconstruction of the 1,443-kilometer (897-mile) Eastern Railway line that starts from the southeastern oil hub of Port Harcourt and terminates at the northeastern city of Maiduguri.
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The rail line is expected to link Nigeria’s industrial and agriculture hubs, facilitating the easy movement of people, goods and services.
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When completed, it will connect Rivers, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe and Borno states.
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Amaechi said that the Federal Government is expected to provide about 15% of the $3 billion rehabilitation and reconstruction cost, while the balance will be provided by a syndicate of Chinese financiers.
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