The Kano State Government announced on Sunday that it would spend over N1.2 billion on roundabout construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of various metropolitan roads in disrepair.
This, it said, came after heavy rains caused flooding across the state.
According to the State Commissioner for Information, Mallam Muhammad Garba, the roundabouts at A A Rano Filling Station and First Bank, among others, have been slated for reconstruction.
According to him, a technical committee comprised of engineers from the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, the State Urban Planning and Development Agency, and other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies has been formed to investigate the situation in preparation for an immediate response.
Garba said the committee had already reached out to the contracting firms some of which have been mobilised to undertake the project.
The commissioner said that eight clusters of roads have been earmarked for the rehabilitation and maintenance that aimed at ensuring smooth vehicular movement.
He said some of the roads included Audu Bako Way, Sani Marshal Road, Mission Road, Hotoro Tsamiyar Boka Road, Layin Kaura Goje, Sheikh Hassan-Layin Gidan Biredi-Sani Bello Road, Kwanar Jaba-Kwana Hudu-Gayawa Bridge Road.
Others are FCE-Kofar Famfo, Gwarzo Road, Sheikh Jafar Road, Muhammadu Buhari Road, New Hospital Road, Sabo Bakin Zuwo Road, Lamido Crescent, Route to Cancer Treatment Centre, Dakata Road, DanHassa-Eastern Bypass, ‘Yan Mota-Kofar Mazugal, Abagana Street Fagge.
The commissioner also enumerated the rest of the roads that included Aminu Kano Way-Kofar Ruwa, Festing-Bompai, France Road, Igbo Road, Gwammaja-Wapa, Kurna Babban Layi, Madaki Street Yolawa, Sabon Titi Mandawari, Kwanar Dala-Gidan Malam Aminu Junction, Lafiya Road.
Garba also gave the list of other roads to include Bello Terrace, Alu Avenue and Iyaka Road.