GIST FROM WAKABOBO.COM

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, said on Tuesday that consultations had begun for the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs.

Kuti said that the ministry of works was going to hold a meeting with stakeholders tomorrow to discuss how to manage traffic during the repairs.

He, however, did not specify the exact date the bridge would be closed to traffic or how long the repairs would last.


According to him, stakeholders attending the meeting to discuss the repairs include traffic regulatory agencies, transport unions, truck owners and drivers’ unions, law enforcement agents, among others.

“The Federal Executive Council has approved the maintenance work on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State.

“The project has taken off already and in carrying out the work, we may at certain times be shutting down the bridge for maintenance.

“At the moment we may begin with tests on the bridge, so, we may shut it by 12 midnight on Thursday and carry out tests and some repairs and open it to traffic by midnight on Sunday.’’

He said that six other damaged bridges across the state were already undergoing maintenance and rehabilitation.

“We have contracts on maintenance of some of the bridges in Lagos.

“We are completing maintenance work on the expansion joints on the Coconut Bridge.

“We expecting the contractor to start work on the Independence Bridge in Lagos.


“There is repair work going on currently on the Apapa Bridge, that is, Ijora/Leventis Bridge.

“Maintenance work is ongoing on the Ijora-7up Bridge, we are also changing the expansion joints.

“On the bridge around the National Stadium area, we are putting covers to all the stolen manholes, we are replacing the steel covers from stadium to Costain,” he said.

The controller said that some tests had been carried out on the Otedola Bridge, whose surface was recently burnt during a tanker fire.

Kuti said that the tests revealed that the bridge was safe for use and that the contractors would soon attend to the bridge.

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“At the moment we may begin with tests on the bridge, so, we may shut it by 12 midnight on Thursday and carry out tests and some repairs and open it to traffic by midnight on Sunday.’’

We are completing maintenance work on the expansion joints on the Coconut Bridge.

“There is repair work going on currently on the Apapa Bridge, that is, Ijora/Leventis Bridge.

The controller said that some tests had been carried out on the Otedola Bridge, whose surface was recently burnt during a tanker fire.




Noted .
Good spontaneous job by the Government.

To shut it down for few days is better than it collapsed and damage lives and properties..

Nice Move

The elders want to have their annual meeting on the bridge

Check my signature if you need a side hustle that pays

noted

atleast this government cares about bridges

Hope nothing takes me to the island within those days. Don't envy those working there at all.

oh boy, i urgently need an Edo babe who can Fly me to the Island & back during this period. The traffic will be crazy.

No more suicide for the next few days

Prevention is better than cure....

Nice Idea but many businesses will be affected too

Good

About time. D road is so dilapidated FG shd make sure that the job done s done quickly.

Ijaya123:
Hope nothing takes me to the island within those days. Don't envy those working there at all.

I don't know why i accepted a job on the island honestly

All the roads in Lekki are bad!

Potholes everywhere.

And Ikorodu Road is blocked with trailers.
This doesn't make sense o.

Baawaa:
To shut it down for few days is better than it collapsed and damage lives and properties..

I can not imagine how a bridge would collapse in Lagos.

But the traffic that would be caused on Friday and weekend would be colossal.

Insensitive government.. Ikorodu road reduced by half with trailers and tankers.. Now shutting Third mainland.

The government is either dumb or stupid.

BTW, manage the trailers and co first

ChiefSweetus:
And Ikorodu Road is blocked with trailers.
This doesn't make sense o.

Step by step we believe....

Traffic loading by 1000% in lagos..unfortunately the water and railways to the island ain't efficient.

Administration1:
No more suicide for the next few days

do you hope to open the bridge with one??

The suicide bridge

ok ooooo

georgeceekay:
do you hope to open the bridge with one??

i might follow your lead

The only repair I expect on Otedola bridge is a total overhaul of that bridge that looks like a valley. That's why vehicles keep losing breaks on it.