By Mashe Umaru Gwamna
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the timely completion of Federal road projects in Katsina State, assuring residents of quality road infrastructure.
This was contained in a statement signed and issued by Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mohammed A. Ahmed.
This assurance was given during a national media tour of ongoing and completed federal road projects in Katsina State at the weekend , as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Speaking at the project site, the Federal Controller of Works, Katsina State, Engr. Idris Matinja, stated that the construction of the Ungwan Iliya Bagudu–Kwantakaran–Tsiga–Bakori Road, including the Kadabo bridges in Kafur Local Government Area, as well as the Dualisation of the Kano–Katsina Road (Katsina-Kano State Border to Katsina Steel Rolling Mill Roundabout), is progressing steadily and in line with the standards and specifications of the Federal Ministry of Works.
He further explained that the 17-kilometre Ungwan Iliya–Bakori Road project, awarded in February 2025, comprises three bridges and has so far attained over 11 per cent completion, with notable progress recorded on stone base layers and more than four kilometres of lined drains.
“Based on our quality assurance assessments, the work being executed fully conforms with the specifications of the Federal Ministry of Works,” the Controller said.
The Project Manager, Engr. David Omotosho, representing the contractor, Messrs. Halis Matrix Limited, disclosed that despite initial security challenges along some sections of the corridor, the contractor has since fully mobilised to the site with adequate equipment and personnel.
He noted that the project has now reached about 15.5 per cent completion, with base course works completed on over four kilometres, adding that the contractor is targeting 40–45 per cent completion within the next few months.
