Motorists, Car owners To Pay ₦6,400, ₦4,000, ₦3,200, ₦2,000 To Ply Abuja-Makurdi Road
Trucks, SUV/Jeeps, light vehicles/minibuses and cars will now pay ₦6,400, ₦4,000, ₦3,200, and ₦2,000, respectively, to ply the 227.2km Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Makurdi highway reconstructed by the Federal Government under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) road project scheme.
The development followed the official flag-off of the cashless tolling operations along the road corridor by the federal government on Tuesday.
The road has four toll stations at Keffi, Akwanga, Lafia and Makurdi Plazas.
The toll rates peg Trucks/buses/multi-axle vehicles at ₦1,600 per toll, light vehicle/minibuses at ₦1,000, SUV/Jeep at ₦800 and cars at ₦500, respectively. Each vehicle plying the road from beginning to the end will be tolled four times at four different toll stations.
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, said on the 227.2-kilometer Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi highway, however, commercial vehicles will enjoy 50 per cent discount while tricycles, motorcycles, and other modes of two-or-three-wheel transport are exempted from paying toll fee.
Others also exempted are Police, Military and security and diplomatic vehicles.
He said the road corridor is a vital infrastructure route in Nigeria, serving as an essential highway for both the economic and social activities of the central and northern regions of the country.
