[size=14pt]LEKKI IKOYI LINK BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE[/size]

Earmarked for completion 2011

If Julius Berger Nigeria plc, contractor handling the Ikoyi-Lekki bridge across the Osborne Lagoon, will deliver within estimated timeframe of less than three years, residents and visitors to Lekki Scheme1 Housing Estate and Ikoyi on Lagos Island should by end of next year look forward to enjoying a smoother, shorter ride - connecting both areas, with less stress.

The bridge project awarded March 2009 by the Lagos State government, is conceived and partly designed as an alternative route meant to address the traffic problem associated with the area, and to shorten travel time between Ikoyi and Lekki as against what currently obtains, where motorists on a bad day (when traffic is hectic on Lekki-Epe Expressway) spend hours before reaching their destinations.

The 1358-metre bridge (length) is expected, on completion, to bridge the gap between the two high-brow Lagos areas - occupied largely by the rich and business class. It is being constructed across the lagoon flowing towards Osborne in Ikoyi and Lekki Scheme1 Housing Estate. The first phase of the project, which duration according to the contract terms, was between March and December 2009, and involved mappings, designing and soil tests, has been completed.

Under the second phase, which is currently ongoing and scheduled to run from January to December 2010, the contractor is expected to give the 8.0mx2 carriageway (width) bridge a shape. Road works at the Ikoyi end, according to technical details made available to CityFile, is put at 338.7 and 311.5 at the Lekki end. The bridge is also designed to have a maximum of 3.5 percent vertical alignment and minimum radius of 350 metres horizontal alignment with 90 metres pylon height from water level. Additional facilities to be added on full completion are 2.3mx2 walkway, streetlights and cable ducts.

When CityFile visited the site this week, it was discovered that work was gradually in progress, as concrete pillars upon which the bridge would rest had almost gone half-way across the lagoon from the Lekki end. Special adviser to the Lagos State government on works and infrastructure, Ganiyu Johnson, appraising the project, says equipment and materials necessary to complete it within scheduled time have been fully mobilised by the contractor, and that government does not foresee any setback on the project.

To Johnson, whose office supervises the project, the bridge is another way the government is responding to the yearnings of the people for improved standard of living, as it is bound to make life a lot more comfortable for those expected to use it on completion, noting it is a way of addressing the problem of traffic on the Lekki axis.

Johnson, however, believes that beyond addressing the need of the residents, the project is also going to open a window of job opportunities to commercial bus drivers who will commute Lagosians visiting these high-brow settlements.

“It will enable the residents of Ikoyi, Lekki and the entire Island to reach their destinations much faster, and this is what governance is all about,” he states.

[url]http://www.businessdayonline.com/ind, =154:city-file[/url]

[size=14pt]CONTRACTORS. . JULIUS BERGER NIGERIA[/size]

Bilfinger Berger Nigeria GmbH develops customized designs for bridges in Nigeria such as the Lekki-lkoyi Bridge in Lagos, shown here. We support our operating partner with comprehensive logistics services during the construction period.

Not only in Lagos, but also in all other construction projects throughout Nigeria, we provide Julius Berger Nigeria with materials and equipment that are difficult or impossible to procure inside the country. We thus provide logistical and planning support for the construction of the Lekki-lkoyi Bridge in Lagos.

[size=14pt]The bridge in Lagos, one of the largest cities in the world, will connect two heavily congested districts, thereby relieving city traffic. The plans for Nigeria’s first cable-stayed bridge[/size] were drawn up by design specialists from Bilfinger Berger Nigeria GmbH.

The structure comprises a 700-meter full-span approach bridge. Connected to this is a segmental bridge of more than 600 meters in length, at the center of which is a 91-meter high pylon.
http://www.nigeria.bilfinger.com/C125760E002B07BC/vwContentByKey/W27V5LD4734VENSEN

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Nice one paddy lo.

Eko o ni baje l'oju awon olote lai lai,

A project worthwhile. . . . . . . and relevant.

Good stuff! thanks for that paddy_lo

Damn !! Very happy, the best thing is that it is a Cable Bridge !!
It adds beauty to Lagos even during the day
I just cant wait to see this
Eko o ni baje oo

paddy_lo:

Men Babapupa i am really impressed with this project. . .First suspension bridge in west Africa. . probably in Sub Saharan Africa ex South Africa
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Its going to look real pretty at night when they put on the lights. . .damn. . [/b]

I really can not wait to see that. I'm really proud of dem Alahusa boys I swear, they are not playing.

@ paddy lo

Are you sure that is what the bridge is going to look like when it done? i am only asking because this is the first time I am seeing that pic. (just saying)

Edited too much info.

naijatoday:

@ paddy lo

Are you sure that is what the bridge is going to look like when it done? i am only asking because this is the first time I am seeing that pic. (just saying)

Click on the Julius Berger Nigeria plc link paddy lo provided and click on Picture gallery.


http://www.nigeria.bilfinger.com/C125760E002B07BC/vwContentByKey/W27V5LD4734VENSEN

babapupa:


Click on the Julius Berger Nigeria plc link paddy lo provided and click on Picture gallery.


http://www.nigeria.bilfinger.com/C125760E002B07BC/vwContentByKey/W27V5LD4734VENSEN

Thanks babapupa. Nice, hopefully this is how it would look when completed.

Good one. Eko baje ti.

Good one.  Eko baje ti.

paddy_lo:

lol. . Thanks babapupa u beat me to it. . . .too many doubting thomases sef. . na wa

It's just funny how these folks don't see any good and capabilities in themselves and other people.

Amazing pictures.God Bless Fashola

Great pictures, wonderful project and fantastic end result is also expected.
The project is real, I was there and was extremely impressed.

Bravo! Eko oni baje!


Just imagine seeing this type of project all over Nigeria? This is what IBB will bring when he's elected next year

Just imagine seeing this type of project all over Nigeria? This is what IBB will bring when he's elected next year

you just cant wait to slot that one in.crawler.

where are the fashola bashers?

Big B1:

Great pictures, wonderful project and fantastic end result is also expected.
The project is real, I was there and was extremely impressed.

Bravo! Eko oni baje!


Just imagine seeing this type of project all over Nigeria? This is what IBB will bring when he's elected next year

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I thought IBB don quit.

I thought IBB don quit.

yeah. quit pdp for anpp or apga

keyremotes:

where are the fashola bashers?

You're not gonna see them here because they represent bad and evil. They are allergic to good and uplifting things.


Check 'em out over here yelling, crying and losing sleep over sinkhole.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-479736.0.html

Sad and pathetic people,

things like this makes me proud of my state.

Eko o ni baje o.

@Paddy_lo

Would you know if the center spans are high enough to allow merchant ships passage into the interior waters of the state?

I love the design! It reminds me of a few bridges in Europe designed by the Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava. The cables should be festooned with lights so that they will glow at night like Christmas trees. The Golden Gate and the Bay Bridges in San Francisco are lighted as such.

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diversion: That brings back memories of the relatively few years I spent in Lagos. On New Year’s Eve, my parents would drive us to the Marina to watch the merchant ships light up the sky with fireworks and blare their horns to ring in the new year. This was the Lagos I remember: no kidnappers, no concrete walls shrouding buildings from public view, no one lived behind barricades, no armed robbers. Mom would pack a few things to munch on, and little me and my siblings would carry folding beach chairs from the car to the Marina. We would sit with other Lagosians and watch the lights and water show until well past midnight.

Great Project. . . .

nice one @ paddy_lo, babapupa, and others who care about Lagos State



in Jesus name,   Eko o ni baje o

paddy_lo:

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But why does the bridge terminate at a roundabout on each end? That doesn't make much sense for easing traffic congestion. The design should have incorporated entrance and exit ramps for more seamless transition to the thoroughfares on both ends of the bridge. What is the fascination with roundabouts in Lagos, anyway?

Big B1:

Just imagine seeing this type of project all over Nigeria? This is what IBB will bring when he's elected next year

Alomo is baaaad!!!