Construction workers repairing the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airportort have stated that repair of the airport is progressing adding that the first phase of the repair will be competed in two weeks.

According to the contractor, Julius Berger, Nigeria Plc., the first 1,200 meters (1.2km) of the 3,600 meters Airport has been excavated.

Mr Nuhu Mustapha, the Deputy General Manager/Head of Department, Civil Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, said that the project is divided into three segments of 1,200 meters each; with each segment to be completed in two weeks.

He explained that, with the segmentation, the contractor would definitely deliver the project in the six weeks allocated.

“The length of the runway is 3.6 kilometres but so far, we have mailed (excavated) one third of it, which is 1,200 metres and they are going to finish the mailing of this part today. What they are doing is that because of the time factor to finish this work within six weeks, they have divided the runway into three parts. Each one third will be done in two weeks,” he explained.

Mr. Mustapha also indicated that the major work would be carried out on the middle portion 20 metres of the total 45 meters width runway.

He explained that the middle portion would be mailed (cut) by an average 17 centimeters deeper underground to address the defects.