Atlas Corridor
Component

Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway

road

Cities

Abuja
Nigeria
Kano
Nigeria
Kaduna
Nigeria

Distance

700km
new
– km
rehabilitated
700km
existing
– km

Cost

$2.5b
$2,500,000,000

Phases

underConstruction, 2026

Objective

The aim of the project is the stimulation of the African economy through the construction of a well-developed network of road-based trade corridors.

Description

The Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road (AKR) is a part of ‘Trans-African-Highways’, a network comprising transcontinental road construction projects in Africa.

Finance

$ investment
Nigerian Government Government

Operators

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Federal Roads Maintenance Agency
Ministry

Contractors

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Julius Berger Plc
Company