Cashless tolling begins on Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia- Makurdi road Thursday
Travellers plying the Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Expressway will start paying toll fees through a cashless system on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
The tolling system, introduced as part of efforts to enhance road infrastructure management, aligns with the guidelines set by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Nigeria.
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This initiative signals the formal commencement of operations and maintenance activities on the expressway, aimed at ensuring sustainable and efficient road networks.
The announcement was made in a statement issued on Sunday by China Harbour Engineering Company Nigeria Limited, the construction firm managing the expressway.
The statement reads: “The cashless tolling system is a strategic programme under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI), aimed at promoting a strong and sustainable transportation ecosystem.
“Tolls collected will go towards funding road maintenance, rescue services, improved security services, rest areas, and more. With cashless Tolling, payments are guaranteed to be accounted for.”
The statement advised motorists to get their “E-tags at the Toll plazas or Touch n Go cards at the Toll plazas, Trailer Parks, Garages and POS operators all along the expressway. They can also just pull up with POS cards and experience a new dimension in tolling.”
The expressway is built under the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction–Finance (EPC+F) model.
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