Newsbroadcastnaija:

The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, on Sunday said that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos was safe for use, contrary to a Facebook posting spreading fears about the bridge.

The Ministry in a statement signed by Mr Hakeem Bello, Special Adviser, Communications, to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, added that the expansion joints being speculated to be dangerous was among those slated for repairs.


“The General Public is hereby informed that the expansion joint shown in a Facebook video clip, is one of those slated for change during repairs on the Third Mainland Bridge which will commence soon.

“It is still functioning and our engineers and consultants have advised that it does not pose any structural danger to the bridge and it is safe for use.


“Commuters and Lagos residents will recall that the Third Mainland Bridge was shut down for a 3-day Investigative Maintenance in August 2018.

“Tests done on the expansion joints then — called static and dynamic load tests — were to check functionality. A number of expansion joints were identified for replacement then.

“More recently, in March this year, underwater confirmatory tests preceding the repair works to be done on the Bridge, were carried out on the piles to determine if there is further deterioration or not on the piles from that done in 2013.


“However, all the tests done preparatory to closure of the Bridge to commence comprehensive Maintenance works indicate that the integrity of the Bridge is intact.

“Therefore, the Third Mainland Bridge is safe for use, and people should desist from spreading or sharing false information about the Bridge on Social Media platforms.

“The expansion joints to be replaced are part of a regular bridge maintenance programme that has been neglected for decades, which the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is now addressing frontally, on many bridges nationwide.


“Such maintenance works include resurfacing of the Bridge, along with several others, which this administration is also undertaking as the bridge users will attest to a better driving surface,’’ it stated.

The Third Mainland Bridge is the longest of three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland; the others are the Eko Bridge and the Carter Bridge.

Cc



Source: http://www.newsbroadcast.com.ng/2019/04/third-mainland-bridge-is-safe-works.html

I wish not for davido boy ecool that posted d d situation of bridge on instagram u guys did nothing

They are truly doing nice job on that bridge; my driving experience on the bridge was better and smoother today! !!

Kudos to them! !!

Hmmm... It's alright

...until you jump from it.

Nice one

I hear. Tomorrow I will test my G wagon there.

Abfinest007:
I wish not for davido boy ecool that posted d d situation of bridge on instagram u guys did nothing

Not true. After last years test, Federal government awarded the repair contract to Borini Prono. The company is currently mobilizing to start the major repair works.

Centcanada:
I hear. Tomorrow I will test my G wagon there.

If u sink na u know o

Hmm

Centcanada:
I hear. Tomorrow I will test my G wagon there.

"Happy testing"

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Naija n lies. Until bridge collapse and kill people

Centcanada:
I hear. Tomorrow I will test my G wagon there.

You have Gwagon on Nairaland but offline, your elder brother is lapping you inside Keke.

Thanks to Dremo

Thank God for social media

Nothing was wrong with the bridge in the first instance, Dremo just be Olodo�

Hmm

Mayordanny:
Nothing was wrong with the bridge in the first instance, Dremo just be Olodo�

They are expansion joints.

The spacing scared him whereas it's normal to have spacings before thermal expansion takes place.

Dremo doesn't know because he's more interested in shouting than knowledge.

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very silly set of people, they sit down in their offices while it's social media that does their jobs for them.... and after they start shouting party slogans like they even know what their jobs should be.

Since it's Julius Berger that constructed the bridge, I think they should be the only firm assigned to maintain it. A different firm carried out maintenance during GEJ tenure, now Borini is on coming on board again. Every minister wants his own favoured contractor. Too many cook spoil the soup. SMH

Ok. Thank you for the update.

IBB try for this bridge matter..... We need the Military to return....... Democracy, a total failure in Nigeria.......

Anything from APC de fear me

The confirmation has come! If a Nigerian govt agency say something is safe know that is the most dangerous thing on earth.

PearlStreet:


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