[size=14pt]Lagos to name concessionaire for Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge soon[/size]

Tuesday, 15 January 2013 08:23 JOSHUA BASSEY

Lagos State government is presently working on the appointment of a concessionaire that will be saddled with the responsibility of managing and collecting tolls on the beautifully designed cable-suspended Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge, BusinessDay has been told.

Plans for official opening of the bridge in November 2012 were stepped down owing to issues bordering on the preferred concessionaire to manage it. But a senior official of the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructure told BusinessDay on Monday that this is being resolved as the government is at the point of naming the concessionaire.

Technical details of the cable-suspended bridge said to be the first of its kind in West Africa as obtained by BusinessDay are as follows: total length, 1.358km; height of pylon, 87m from water level; navigational requirement clearance average of 9m above high water level; width of 16m across (8m on both sides); walkway – 4m across (2m on both sides); road works- Ikoyi end, 338.7m while Lekki end is 311.5m.

The official, who spoke anonymously, also said the amount to be paid as toll per vehicle plying the cable-suspended bridge will be arrived at together with the concessionaire, but ruled out the rumour that government was planning to impose a higher sum as toll.

On when it will be officially opened to the public, the official said “that is the exclusive prerogative of His Excellency, the governor. But what is certain now is that work has been completed, and the bridge is ready for handing over as soon as the concessionaire is appointed.”

It is expected that the link bridge will not only further enhance the value of property around the area, but the residents of highbrow Ikoyi, Lekki and adjourning Victoria Island will heave a sigh of relief from daily traffic challenge they face trying to connect either Ikoyi or Lekki through Falomo Bridge, Alfred Rewane Road or Lekki-Epe Road. The bridge will also reduce the current pressure on Lekki-Eti-Osa expressway.

dammytosh:

Hater ? for speaking the obvious. For your info i am a Yoruba Boy leaving and paying my tax in Lagos. E-diot.

eko ilee:


This is a suspension bridge so tell me the difference ...




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eko ilee:


Stating obvious means stating facts and what you spewed was baseless rubbish and rumors..


btw, I don't believe you are a lagosian and that paying tax nonsense..

dammytosh:

Ok so you think everybody rely on crumbs from Tinubu's table.

Tell me the rumor in the stated fact or keep licking your pay master's boot.


Please note that I don't engage politicians on argument that will move the nation forward cos all you know is agenda and loyalty to you f*** up masters.

kross_01:
with all due respect sir, all through the length of the bridge in the pix u posted that spanned across the water, did you see any column(s) supporting the bridge asides the column handling the suspension cables?

kross_01:
with all due respect sir, all through the length of the bridge in the pix u posted that spanned across the water, did you see any column(s) supporting the bridge asides the column handling the suspension cables?

baynix: I Wonder How PD-Pigs Go Take Win Lagos By 2015 oo!!

I Just Pray Make The Next Gidi Governor Get Mental Agility And Vision Like Fasho!!

Eko O Ni Baje Ooo!!

GeneralJ:

Are you one of the 'oyinbos' that are mounting it?,a lot of gov't building contracts these days in Nigeria are going to indigenious companies, the building materials are usually made in Nigeria, guess where the laborers come from? Nigeria, so how are oyinbos the one mounting it? please explain further on this topic.
About water in cities, what is the fisherman in chief doing, last time i checked wasn't there a ministry of water or something, why are they not doing anything??, where is all the money going ?, Lagos has commisioned about 15 mini water works or something like that in the last 2-3 years, and you are here talking about "half the population don't have access to basics", how do you know that, how do you just arrive at such a conclusion, please show us your research process..when almost every community in Lagos has a waterworks in it.

shymexx:

debosky: No one can make a definitive statement about the bridge, however it is very unlikely that the cable supports will be merely for 'fancy'. Based on the video provided on youtube, you have two bridge sections - the full span approach bridge, and the 'full' cable stay (or stayed) bridge supported by the pylon.

@
The Golden Gate bridge is a suspension bridge, which is different from a cable stayed bridge. The spans used in a suspension bridge are much greater than those for a cable stay bridge, reflected by the shorter span for the Ikoyi bridge. They may appear the same to a layman, but are very different.

The bridges you should be comparing to are the likes of the Alex Fraser Bridge in Canada or the Geoga Bridge in Korea

While the bridge sections close to the pylon will be supported by the pylon (i.e. cantilevered), sections further away are supported by the cables. There is no bridge design without some redundancy, and the cables are likely not supporting the entire bridge length (part pylon, part cables).

If, by calling it 'fancy', you mean that this particular bridge design was selected for its aesthetic qualities, then you may be correct. However, the cables are an essential (not aesthetic/fancy) element of a cable stayed bridge.

kross_01:
ekoilee called me ignorant for disputing this as a suspension bridge even with all the columns from the water carrying the load.please which part of the deck are the cables suspending? I rest my case.

JustEmmy: This bridge in question is a cable-stay bridge, which is a modern type and improved form of suspension bridges. Older suspension bridges had two towers or pylons but cable stay bridges have one pylon from where cables descend to carry the deck. What is not in doubt is that a very good and modern bridge has been built. And the cable-stayed section did not have to cover the entire length, just the required section for whatever reason that necessitated it.

tosh_acer: No be person build Third Mainland Bridge? No be person build the two Ikeja bridges? (Mike Akhigbe). Which one dem wan kill us for say person build bridge?

naptu2:

How is celebrating a good thing "killing you"?

There was a commissioning ceremony when Shagari completed the first phase of Third Mainland Bridge, even though he didn't finish the whole bridge. There was another commissioning ceremony when Babangida finished the bridge (remember the image of Rasaki dancing to Sir Shina Peters' music on the bridge?). In fact, there was a party on Third Mainland Bridge! How is that killing you?

What is wrong with building the first cable stayed bridge in West Africa?

tosh_acer:

Askology. Maa bimi. LOL. Cable stayed indeed.

naptu2:

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha!

eko ilee:

What about the the pics of suspension bridge with columns all over like like the one in Canada up there?

You are arguing over deigns and not what is or not a suspension bridge.


Don't feed me your opinion, I prefer you come up with your own definition for suspension bridge..