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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) of Nigeria has approved the rehabilitation of the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Nigeria.

The US $52.6m worth of repair work contract has been awarded to an Italian construction firm, Borini Prono which constructed the bridge.

Shortly after the FEC meeting which was presided by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, clarified that the renovation work was initially conceived in 2011 though the repair project was not captured in the budget.

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According to Fashola, the repair contract is expected to come to completion within 27 months, moreover, the project is now captured in the 2018 budget bearing a sub head of ‘Bridge renovation and repair contracts’

Additionally, phase I of the project will involve replacement of 33 piles with a total of 177 piles to be strengthened. Also, joints linking the bridge together will undergo assessment with a view to replace and expand the obsolete ones.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/3rd-mainland-bridge-in-nigeria-to-undergo-us-52-6m-rehabilitation/

Dollars not naira?
That's a lot, approx 18bn to repair a bridge. Can't they execute any project in this country without inflating the budget?

Our problems have no end in sight.
Everything about us is compromised. Sad.

iffa hear

thieves
God cursed naija

Oh my country

Alutua continua

52.6m dollars

Half of this money will go offshore to the Bahamas,swiss bank,Dubai etc

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dominique:
Dollars not naira?
That's a lot, approx 18bn to repair a bridge. Can't they execute any project in this country without inflating the budget?

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Much better than the previous case where projects being executed were the bank account of political office holders.

Lia Lia Mohammed

What want to use the road..even if the queen wants to use the road..!! It can't be expensive like DAT..!!

Na London bridge them dey repair?

dominique:
Dollars not naira?
That's a lot, approx 18bn to repair a bridge. Can't they execute any project in this country without inflating the budget?

Them de fear you? You will even inflate too if you are in office.

What has happened to the 4the mainland bridge dream

That money should build a new one

Wow!

dominique:
Dollars not naira?
That's a lot, approx 18bn to repair a bridge. Can't they execute any project in this country without inflating the budget?

My thoughts exactly. It's regrettably lugubrious

Chia another wastage. How come poorer countries are doing fine and better than nigeria? I was in togo lately and i was amazed how beautiful and develop things are over there. Beautiful road and steady eletricity. What happend to ngeria? How come things are so bad over here?

Do we maintain this bridge every 2 years ni?

Some multimillionaires r about to be made from this!

Naija I hail oh

We are in serious mess

lol nice

That money could be used for another thing IMO...

Using 18 billion naira for repairs is alarming... What are they repairing, what are buying, for transparency sake, all these need to be outlined for all to decipher

This price can start 4th mainland bridge foundation

dominique:
Dollars not naira?
That's a lot, approx 18bn to repair a bridge. Can't they execute any project in this country without inflating the budget?

Welcome to Nigeria

How much was the cost of building it initially and how much to build now please engineer help me to know

ojmaroni247:
That's a lot... While the Niger bridge is yet to be completed, or the invisible Ogoni clean up or the white elephant bonny road. ... The SS and SE done suffer

Thanks to Jonathan

Again??

[quote author=dominique post=67393246]Dollars not naira?
That's a lot, approx 18bn to repair a bridge. Can't they execute any project in this country without inflating the budget?
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If they construct a new modern bridge side by side the third mainland bridge, it will not cost that much. This people don't know information is global.

How many times will they renovate the bridge??

Oyindidi:
Na London bridge them dey repair?

3rd mainland bridge is far bigger than London bridge tho

martineverest:
3rd mainland bridge is far bigger than London bridge tho

Quality nko?