Area of Expertise - Highways...

The highways Department is responsible within AIC for all aspect of road and Transportation Engineering. Our capacity and experience covers:

• Roads-Planning & Design
• Bridges and Tunnels
• Transport planning
• Traffic Engineering
• Highway Network & control systems
• Communications & Control Systems
• Workshop & Maintenance Planning

From work in the 70s providing project and risk appraisal to insurers for major road and bridge to Lagos, AIC is now carrying out detailed design and engineering assignments for projects.

IBADAN –ILORIN HIGHWAY
The dualization of the Ibadan –Ilorin Road provides a four lane divided highway along the existing corridor with appropriate changes in alignment given the limited access. In terms of geometrics, the facility consists of 7.3m wide carriage way in each direction with 1.8m inner shoulder and 2.75m outer shoulders. The road is to be over –laid with asphaltic concrete. The works include pavement formation, carriageway construction .The comprehensive scope of services includes:

• Reconnaissance &Topological Survey
• Feasibility & Traffic Studies
• Economic Analysis
• Aerial Survey & Route selection
• Sub –soil studies
• Borrow pit & Quarry investigation
• Hydrological studies
• Supervision of Borehole investigation
• Preliminary/Final designs
• Cost Estimating
• Contract Documentation
• Tender Evaluation
•  Supervision of construction

The project cost is about is about $200million.
AIC has recently submitted proposals for Consultancy services to carry out feasibility and studies and design of the Sokoto-Lagos Highway.