The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Assessment (ESIA) of the proposed rehabilitation & reconstruction of the 1,443km Port-Harcourt—Maiduguri Narrow Gauge Railway (65 LGAs, 12 States) & accessories is now on display nationwide, for public input: ead.gov.ng/eastern-railwa…
The new proposed “accessories” to the PH-Maiduguri Line are as follows:

—Bonny-Onne-Elelenwo-Ubima-Owerri Branch Line in Rivers & Imo States

—Port Harcourt Industrial Park

—Bonny Deep Seaport (Capacity of 100,000DMT container vessel & 50,000DWT bulk vessel, on Bonny Island).
The revamped PH—Maiduguri Line will have the following additions constructed:

216km Gashua Branch Line: Goniri—Gashua narrow gauge

200km Kaduna Connecting line: Kafanchan—Rigachikun narrow gauge

35km Jos Branch line: Kuru—Jos n.g.

New Rigachikun & Assa Transshipment Stations.
DOWNLOADS:

— Draft ESIA for Rehabilitation & Construction of PH-Maiduguri Narrow Gauge Line and Accessories: ead.gov.ng/wp-content/upl…

— Draft ESIA for new Bonny Deep Sea Port: ead.gov.ng/wp-content/upl…

— Draft ESIA for new Port Harcourt Industrial Park: ead.gov.ng/wp-content/upl…

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You can watch the #KanoMaradiRail groundbreaking ceremony live on @NTANewsNow
#KanoMaradiLine is a standard gauge rail line; contractor is Portuguese firm, MOTA-ENGIL; cost is ~$1.9 billion.

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