Damaturu Flyover Project 93% Complete, Set to Open Soon– Contractor
By Muhammad Maitela, Damaturu
The flyover project in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, has reached over 90 percent completion stage and is expected to open to traffic before the end of this month, according to the Triacta Nigeria Construction Company manager, Fadi Abid.
Speaking to journalists on Saturday about the progress, Abid said all concrete works, including retaining walls, and earthworks such as laterite filling, compaction, and stone base installation, have been fully completed.
“We are currently working on the asphalt phase, specifically the binder layer. After that, we will proceed with walkways and finishing works like painting and other final touches,” Abid stated.
He added that the ongoing project at the site has recorded more than 30 percent completion, and all works are expected to be fully completed by December 2026.
“By design, the flyover is expected to last for a minimum of 50 years, and certainly it could last much longer,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Director of Planning, Research and Statistics at the Yobe State Ministry of Works, Engr. Hassan Musa Ibrahim, disclosed that the work is divided into two phases: the flyover and adjoining road infrastructure.
He said the contract was awarded on February 21, 2025, with a one-year completion period. An additional contract for a 5.3km dual carriageway on both sides, including medians, kerbs, culverts, and green areas, was awarded in August 2025.
“Initially, the government paid 50 percent mobilisation, while subsequent payments were made based on certified stages of work completed,” Ibrahim said.
He added that the government is expected to settle the contractor’s final certificate before the end of the month.
The Yobe State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rajab Muhammad, who led a tour of several project sites, expressed satisfaction with the quality of work executed by Governor Mai Mala Buni’s administration.
Rajab noted that journalists, as the fourth estate and watchdogs of society, have a social responsibility to assess and report on government performance for the benefit of citizens.
