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The Federal Highway System of Nigeria also known as Trunk A national roads connects economic and political centers within the country, in addition it links Nigeria with its neighboring countries.These roads are constructed and maintained by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency.
In 2024, the Federal government of Nigeria started the construction of 700km coastal highway from Lagos - Calabar which will pass through 9 states and reduce travel times among the 9 states. International highways. Nigeria's strategic location and size results in four routes of the Trans-African Highway network using its national road system:
The Abuja–Kaduna Highway or Abuja–Kaduna Expressway is a highway in Nigeria. It connects the national capital of Abuja with the city of Kaduna. Depending on the definition used, [a] it is between 155 kilometres (96 mi) [1] and 200 kilometres (120 mi) [2] in length. It is primarily part of the A2 highway but the section nearest Abuja is part ...
Trans-Sahara Highway. The Trans-Sahara Highway or TAH 2, formally the Trans-Saharan Road Corridor (TSR), [1] and also known as the African Unity Road, [2] is a transnational infrastructure project to facilitate trade, transportation, and regional integration among six African countries: Algeria, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Tunisia. [2]
The Trans–West African Coastal Highway or TAH 7 is a transnational highway project to link 12 West African coastal nations, from Mauritania in the north-west of the region to Nigeria in the east, with feeder roads already existing to two landlocked countries, Mali and Burkina Faso. [1] The eastern end of the highway terminates at Lagos, Nigeria.
The Lagos–Mombasa Highway (also known as the Mombasa-Lagos Highway) or TAH 8 is Trans-African Highway 8 and is the principal road route between West and East Africa. It has a length of 6,259 km (3,889 mi) and is contiguous with the Dakar-Lagos Highway with which it will form (when complete) the longest east-west crossing of the continent for a total distance of 10,269 km (6,381 mi).
The Trans-African Highway network comprises transcontinental road projects in Africa being developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (ADB), and the African Union in conjunction with regional international communities. They aim to promote trade and alleviate poverty in Africa through ...
Trunk Road A2 A2 highway Route information Maintained by Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing Major junctions South end A3 – Lagos, Port Harcourt Major intersections A121 – Warri, Benin City North end – Niger Location Country Nigeria Major cities Port Harcourt Elele Warri Benin City Ekpoma Okene Abuja Kaduna Zaria Kano Kazaure Daura Border with Niger Highway system Transport in ...