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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in March 2022 with the state government of Lagos for a new airport Alimosho bypass project (AABP). Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation on behalf of FAAN and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos on behalf of his state signed the MOU. 

The project in Lagos involves the construction of a 9-kilometre dual carriageway express road from Shasha Road to the airport toll road. It will be completed in four phases and is aimed to decongest traffic on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. The four phases will comprise of:

• Phase 1 - A 9-kilometre four-lane toll road along the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
• Phase 2 - Northern connection to the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
• Phase 3 - Southern connection to Egbe road.
• Phase 4 - Southern extension to Isolo and Okota roads.

Signing of the Airport Alimosho Bypass Project (AABP) MOU between @NigeriaGov / @FAAN_Official Team led by HM @hadisirika and the @followlasg Team led by Gov @jidesanwoolu #infrastructure pic.twitter.com/pacMxwF4wh

— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) March 22, 2022

This MoU comes on the heels of the commissioning of the new terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The airport consists of a four-storey main terminal building, three-storey finger building, two-storey cargo terminal building, 82,925 square metres apron and external works, such as bridges and roads. The new terminal is built on a landmass of 56,000 square metres and the capacity for about 14 million passengers annually.

Photo: New Terminal, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (@FAAN_Official Twitter Handle | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria)