The $15.6 billion Abidjan-Lagos Hall Freeway, a transformative mission aimed toward boosting commerce and regional integration throughout West Africa, would require $6.8 billion in private-sector funding, in accordance with a report revealed throughout an AfDB workshop. Spanning 1,028 kilometers, the freeway will join Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, facilitating commerce and linking main city hubs like Abidjan, Accra, and Lagos. Development, which is predicted to create 70,000 jobs, will start in 2026 and end by 2030. The mission, designed as a toll-free highway with as much as eight lanes in Lagos, will rely closely on public-private partnerships. Past enhancing transportation, the freeway is envisioned as an financial hall, driving industrialization and regional growth in key sectors reminiscent of power, ICT, and agriculture. The initiative aligns with ECOWAS’ regional integration objectives, addressing the wants of a rising city inhabitants anticipated to succeed in 173 million by 2050.
SOURCE: NAIRAMETRICS