The Nasarawa State Government has set December 2026 as the completion deadline for the ₦44 billion Mararaba-Nyanya Flyover and adjoining road project, saying the 2.6-kilometre infrastructure will significantly ease traffic congestion and improve connectivity between the state and the Federal Capital Territory.
The Managing Director of the Nasarawa State Urban Development Board (NUDB), Engr. Wada Yahaya, disclosed this on Monday when he led the Renewed Hope Ambassadors National Media Team on an inspection of the project during its tour of major infrastructure projects in the state.
Yahaya said the project was conceived as a lasting solution to the persistent traffic gridlock around Mararaba, a major gateway between Nasarawa State and Abuja.
He explained that the project comprised two flyover bridges and an elevated road spanning about 2.6 kilometres, alongside five pedestrian bridges designed to facilitate safe crossing and reduce interference with vehicular movement.
“There were several attempts to solve this traffic problem in Mararaba, but at the end of the day, the governor came up with the final solution and that is to provide a continuous flyover of 2.6km,” Yahaya said.
He said the construction component was costing the state almost ₦40 billion, while compensation payments had exceeded ₦1.1 billion.
Yahaya added that road furniture, including markings, signage and streetlights, was expected to cost more than ₦1 billion, bringing the projected total cost of the project to between ₦43 billion and ₦44 billion.
He said the project, when completed, would stimulate economic activities in Mararaba and across Nasarawa State by easing movement and reducing travel time.
“In all, we are expected to spend about ₦43 to ₦44 billion as the total cost of the project and that will enhance economic activities of the Mararaba area and the entire Nasarawa State because it will reduce the travel time from Abuja to Keffi from over two hours to less than 40 minutes,” he said.
Yahaya attributed the state’s ability to undertake the project to improved federal allocations following the economic reforms of the President Bola Tinubu administration.
He said the state government had been able to meet payment obligations as certificates became due, while expressing hope that the Federal Government would reimburse eligible expenditures.
The media team also inspected other major projects across Nasarawa State, including the completed Lafia Flyover, Underpass and Interchange; the ongoing Dalhatu Arab Specialist Hospital in Akwanga; the Total Flyover Bridge and Underpass in Keffi; and the completed Akwanga Interchange and Underpass.
The projects, according to the NUDB managing director, reflect the state government’s focus on upgrading urban infrastructure, improving transportation networks and supporting economic activities.
Speaking during the tour, the Director of Media and Publicity of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors National Media Team, Tunde Rahman, expressed satisfaction with the scale of infrastructure development witnessed in Nasarawa and Benue states.
Rahman said the projects were among the benefits of the reforms introduced by the Tinubu administration, which he said had provided state governments with greater fiscal space to execute development projects.
“We have seen iconic road projects, bridges both by the federal government and the state governments, and we have seen interventions in healthcare,” Rahman said.
He said the infrastructure projects inspected during the tour demonstrated that the reforms were beginning to translate into visible development at the sub-national level.
Rahman also urged Nigerians to consider the administration’s achievements when making their voting decisions, expressing support for Tinubu’s re-election.
The Renewed Hope Ambassadors National Media Team concluded its inspection tour of major federal and state projects in Benue and Nasarawa states on Monday.
