Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has commissioned a N4.3billion legacy flyover, which is located at the central roundabout in the Government Reserved Area (GRA) in the state capital.
The project, which began last May, was part of the state government’s urban renewal plan of the outgoing administration.
According to a former Commissioner for Works, Tasiu Dandogoro, the project was expected to decongest traffic, especially during festive periods.
The infrastructure was one of the three multi-billion Naira road projects of the administration of Masari.
The other two underpasses, sited in Kofan Kwaya and Kofan Kaura roundabouts and executed at the cost of N5.8billion, were earlier commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari when he was in the state on an official visit some months ago.
The commissioning of the flyover was considered Masari’s last major official assignment before handing over to an incoming administration of Dr. Dikko Radda on May 29.
The outgoing governor had earlier met with elders in the state, including the emirs of Katsina and Daura, Alhajis Abdulmumini Usman and Farouk Umar, during farewell visits
Masari thanked them for their support during his eight-year tenure.
He solicited the same backing for the next governor.