Lekki–Epe Expressway

The Lekki–Epe Expressway is a 49.5-kilometre (30.8 mi) expressway connecting the Lekki and Epe districts in Lagos State.[1][2]

Lekki–Epe Expressway
Route information
Length49.5 km (30.8 mi)
HistoryCompleted 2011
Major junctions
West endLekki
East endEpe
Location
Major citiesLekki, Epe, Lagos
Highway system
Highways in Nigeria

It is the second private toll project in Africa.[3] The road construction project was financed by the African Development Bank. The bank provided a loan of up to US$85 million to help finance the upgrade/rehabilitation of the Lekki to Epe expressway in 2008 and it was based on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) under the Design, Build, Operate (DBOT), and Transfer and Rehabilitate, Operate (ROT) framework/business model.[4]

References
  1. "The Lekki-Epe expressway". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. "Lekki/Epe road concession-matters arising".
  3. "Lekki Toll Road Project - A Gateway to Nigeria's Economic Transformation".
  4. "Nigeria: AfDB Approves US$ 85 Million for Lekki Toll Road Project".


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