Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Friday, inaugurated an underpass bridge built like a tunnel for pedestrian road-crossing in the state capital, Maiduguri.
Constructed around the famous Gamboru market in Maiduguri, the project allow for a pedestrian to cross a major road under a tunnel while vehicles drive on top of the bridge.
According to Zulum, the construction of the underpass was as a result of the risks involved with pedestrians crossing of the highway.
Secretary to the State Government, Malam Bukar Tijjani, Head of Service, Barrister Mallam Fannami, some commissioners, advisers, permanent secretaries and other government officials attended the commissioning of the project.
Reports say Zulum has executed over 700 physical projects in the state since 2019.
Some of the projects included Borno’s first flyover and roads, over 20,000 newly built and rehabilitated houses used to resettle IDPs and refugees, over 20 mega-size schools, over 200 healthcare centres, among other projects.
The projects are aimed at implementing his administration’s urban renewal policy.
