A total of N9 billion has been earmarked for the rehabilitation of 403 kilometers of rural roads in Niger under the second phase of Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP), the state coordinator of the project, Malam Hassan Etsu, has said.
Etsu made the disclosure on Friday in Minna after a bidding process which involved 46 companies that indicated interest in the road projects.
“The total cost of rehabilitating these roads measuring 403 kilometers is N9 billion,’’ he said.
Etsu said that out of the 25 local government areas in the state 13 had benefited in the first phase.
According to him, work is ongoing to rehabilitate 104 kilometers of rural roads under the first phase, amounting to N1 billion.
“The remaining local government areas that will benefit in this project are those not affected by urban development,’’ he said.
The coordinator said…
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