FCT pledges early completion of southern parkway

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it is working to ensure timely completion of the Southern Parkway; the road complex traversing four key roads in the Abuja City’s main business district of Garki and the Central Business District. The Southern Parkway, in the Abuja Master Plan, forms the major spine of the capital […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it is working to ensure timely completion of the Southern Parkway; the road complex traversing four key roads in the Abuja City’s main business district of Garki and the Central Business District.

The Southern Parkway, in the Abuja Master Plan, forms the major spine of the capital city and is one of the longest roads in Abuja, from the Central Business District, traversing all the four phases of the Federal Capital City, with facilities like streetlights, recreational, cafés and underpasses. It is designed to complement the Northern Parkway, the major arterial running across Mabushi.

Speaking to newsmen recently in Abuja on the pace of work, the Director, Engineering Services of the FCDA, Engr. Hadi Ahmad, said the FCT Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, initiated the construction of the six-kilometre road because of its envisaged positive impact on the navigability of the city.

Engr. Ahmad noted that the administration was concerned that the narrow strip of driveway connecting the FCTA secretariat from the Tafawa Balewa Way became known for its snarl, while the connecting strips were either clouded with dust during the dry season or mashed up with mud during the rainy season.

He said, already, the East-end of the road complex, connecting the FCTA/FCDA secretariats, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the National Ecumenical Centre (NEC), the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC), was at its home-stretch.

As the road nears completion, the FCT secretariat, NTA, NEC and surrounding areas are beginning to experience traffic relief and ease of movement. The abandonment of the road for years had made access to these institutions and surrounding areas difficult.