Hopefully....... we may start using the bridge by 2020

Op,
[b]
20. On 17 Aprill 2008, the Governor Ambode-led [/b]government announced that a new concessionaire will be announced in June 2018. No
the concessionaire has since been announced

When did ambode took over the governorship of Lagos state ?

Nice thinking.

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AutoJoshNIG:



1. The idea for a 4th Mainland Bridge was first mooted in 2003 during the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.


2. The bridge is intended to provide the required transportation to complement the rapidly growing industrial activities on the Eti-Osa – Lekki –
Epe corridor of Lagos State.


3. The bridge is also intended to drastically reduce the volume of traffic on Eko, Carter and Third Mainland Bridges.


4. The conceptual design for the 4th Mainland bridge was done by renowned indigenous architecture studio NLÉ Works.


5. In 2008, the conceptual design for the 4th Mainland bridge was approved by the Lagos state government.


6. The Bridge was designed to be a 38km bridge and expressway with a design speed of 140 km.


7. The bridge is designed to be a two-level bridge. The upper level will function as a means for vehicular traffic. Its lower level will stimulate
and accommodate pedestrian, social, commercial and cultural interactions.


8. The Bridge would be made up of eight ( interchanges to facilitate effective interconnectivity between different parts of the State.


9. The proposed alignment passes through Lekki, Langbasa and Baiyeiku towns along the shoreline of the Lagos Lagoon estuaries, further
running through Igbogbo River Basin and crossing the Lagos Lagoon estuaries to Itamaga Area in Ikorodu. It then crosses the Itoikin road
and the Ikorodu – Sagamu Road to connect Isawo inward Lagos Ibadan Expressway at Ojodu Berger axis.




10. The bridge will be a Four-lane dual carriageway with each comprising 3 lanes and 2metres hard shoulder on each side.


11. The bridge will be constructed to have a generous median to allow for both future carriageway expansion and light rail facility.


12. No fewer than 800 structures and shanties have been identified to be destroyed to allow for the construction of the proposed 4th Mainland
Bridge project. The inhabitants of affected structures will be compensated and/or relocated.


13. The 4th Mainland Bridge will be the first construction project (long-span bridge and expressway) of this magnitude that would be
embarked upon without Federal funding.


14. The project would be funded solely (concession) by the private sector.



15. On 25 May 2016, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed an MoU with a consortium of firms and finance houses for the financing and
construction of the 4th mainland bridge.



16. The consortium of firms that were engaged to finance and construct the bridge included Visible Asset Limited, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc,
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Access Bank, Hi-tech Construction Limited, Eldorado Nigeria Limited, Nigerian Westminster Dredging
and Marine and J.P. Morgan. Visible Assets Limited would be the coordinating firm.



17. The contract cost for the construction of the 4th Mainland Bridge was N844bn.



18. When completed, the Fourth Mainland Bridge would be will be the longest in Africa. Currently, the 6 October Bridge, Cairo, Egypt (20.5
km) holds the continent’s length-crown.




19. On 22 May 2017, the Lagos State Government announced that it had cancelled the contract it had signed to with a consortium of firms for
the construction of the 4 Mainland Bridge. The delay in commencement by the concessionaire was given as the reason behind the
termination of the contract.


20. On 17 Aprill 2008, the Governor Ambode-led government announced that a new concessionaire will be announced in June 2018. No
the concessionaire has since been announced.



21. On January 2019, during an election campaign, the Lagos State governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC),  Babajide
Sanwo-Olu said the construction of Fourth Mainland Bridge would not be his priority if elected.









Source:
https://autojosh.com/21-things-to-know-about-the-proposed-lagos-4th-mainland-bridge/

TOO MUCH CONCENTRATION OF DEVELOPMENT IN LAGOS STATE.

What happen to Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, etc

These states are still underdeveloped

TheAngry1:
I am Lagosian, and an unrepentant APC member, but Tinubu, Fashola and Ambode have collectively scammed us with the promise of this bridge. It is really heartbreaking that Lagos, with all the huge IGR, cannot complete a Metrorail for 20 years or even lay a block for the 4th Mainland Bridge.

Blame it on tinubu...

He has even told Sanwo olu not to prioritize the project

BravoDe:

**Easier**

**Than*

And yet we haven't achieved financial closure talkless of commencing actual construction. That's how we hyped Lagos Light Rail project, till now, nothing tangible is forthcoming about it.
Let's just wait for another ten years again :

KidsNEXTdoor:


Blame it on tinubu...

He has even told Sanwo olu not to prioritize the project

I agree

autojosh ti take over toto dike

autojosh ti take over toto dike

Sigh... every few decades we make another mainland bridge (which is good), but nothing is done to reduce the volume of cars on the roads... we need commuter trains otherwise we will need 6th and 7th mainland bridge. Oh, and all of them eventually feed into the same Lekki expressway.

21. On January 2019, during an election campaign, the Lagos State governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC),  Babajide
*Sanwo-Olu said the construction of Fourth Mainland Bridge would not be his priority if elected*.



[/quote]
He said this, yet dey still vote for him SHM!

Shey na that dirty water wey dey smell we go dey chill?

AutoJoshNIG:



1. The idea for a 4th Mainland Bridge was first mooted in 2003 during the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.


2. The bridge is intended to provide the required transportation to complement the rapidly growing industrial activities on the Eti-Osa – Lekki –
Epe corridor of Lagos State.


3. The bridge is also intended to drastically reduce the volume of traffic on Eko, Carter and Third Mainland Bridges.


4. The conceptual design for the 4th Mainland bridge was done by renowned indigenous architecture studio NLÉ Works.


5. In 2008, the conceptual design for the 4th Mainland bridge was approved by the Lagos state government.


6. The Bridge was designed to be a 38km bridge and expressway with a design speed of 140 km.


7. The bridge is designed to be a two-level bridge. The upper level will function as a means for vehicular traffic. Its lower level will stimulate
and accommodate pedestrian, social, commercial and cultural interactions.


8. The Bridge would be made up of eight ( interchanges to facilitate effective interconnectivity between different parts of the State.


9. The proposed alignment passes through Lekki, Langbasa and Baiyeiku towns along the shoreline of the Lagos Lagoon estuaries, further
running through Igbogbo River Basin and crossing the Lagos Lagoon estuaries to Itamaga Area in Ikorodu. It then crosses the Itoikin road
and the Ikorodu – Sagamu Road to connect Isawo inward Lagos Ibadan Expressway at Ojodu Berger axis.




10. The bridge will be a Four-lane dual carriageway with each comprising 3 lanes and 2metres hard shoulder on each side.


11. The bridge will be constructed to have a generous median to allow for both future carriageway expansion and light rail facility.


12. No fewer than 800 structures and shanties have been identified to be destroyed to allow for the construction of the proposed 4th Mainland
Bridge project. The inhabitants of affected structures will be compensated and/or relocated.


13. The 4th Mainland Bridge will be the first construction project (long-span bridge and expressway) of this magnitude that would be
embarked upon without Federal funding.


14. The project would be funded solely (concession) by the private sector.



15. On 25 May 2016, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed an MoU with a consortium of firms and finance houses for the financing and
construction of the 4th mainland bridge.



16. The consortium of firms that were engaged to finance and construct the bridge included Visible Asset Limited, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc,
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Access Bank, Hi-tech Construction Limited, Eldorado Nigeria Limited, Nigerian Westminster Dredging
and Marine and J.P. Morgan. Visible Assets Limited would be the coordinating firm.



17. The contract cost for the construction of the 4th Mainland Bridge was N844bn.



18. When completed, the Fourth Mainland Bridge would be will be the longest in Africa. Currently, the 6 October Bridge, Cairo, Egypt (20.5
km) holds the continent’s length-crown.




19. On 22 May 2017, the Lagos State Government announced that it had cancelled the contract it had signed to with a consortium of firms for
the construction of the 4 Mainland Bridge. The delay in commencement by the concessionaire was given as the reason behind the
termination of the contract.


20. On 17 Aprill 2008, the Governor Ambode-led government announced that a new concessionaire will be announced in June 2018. No
the concessionaire has since been announced.



21. On January 2019, during an election campaign, the Lagos State governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC),  Babajide
Sanwo-Olu said the construction of Fourth Mainland Bridge would not be his priority if elected.









Source:
https://autojosh.com/21-things-to-know-about-the-proposed-lagos-4th-mainland-bridge/

While i appreciate building modern infrastructures, roads and bridges, nigerians must be made aware of the cost or at what expense these things are built. Nigerian govt borrowed money from China to build infrastructures. Where are the recovered looted funds since 1999 to carry out these projects?. When you borrowed money on interest and you can not pay it back, the lender mortgages the country as collateral. Let's break it down. China loans Nigeria and other countries money. I am sure they loaned the money to you with intention that you will not be able to pay it back by maturity date. After that day you still have huge outstanding balance and Chinese take over the country in exchange for the debt. I came across article on naijagists few mins ago and my head almost explode. Chinese restaurant in Nigeria discriminates against blacks in black country.

Management policy is that no black person can attend the restaurant unless he is accompanied by chinese or light skinned person. I am afraid that in the coming decades, African will be recolonized again. Doesn't Nigeria has money to execute these projects?. Doesn't Nigeria has qualified contractors and engineers that are capable of roads, bridges construction?. This is why lending money on interest is forbidden in religions. The earlier these issues are addressed the better. Nigerian politicians have sold nigerians big time. How the heck in the world this chinese have the audacity to be racist against black people on black soil?. Lagos state should simply fine or close down this restaurant. If they dont do something about this - means your politicians have traded you in exchange for Chinese takeover.


Racist Chinese Restaurant In Lagos

https://naijagists.com/racist-chinese-restaurant-in-ikeja-lagos-nigeria-where-blacks-are-not-allowed-exposed/


Watch this short clip for clarification

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClfMyhfA9MI

I even heard that in Zambia, Chinese have divided the country by setting up their own military and police station within a sovereign nation. What a pathetic sad situation!. Obviously Zambia have bite more than it can chew. It had borrowed money it could not repay. Watch Chinese Money Trap above.

Olumyco:
Why did Sanwo Olu says the bridge construction will not be his priority?

Because mile 2 to Badagry needs more attention

wink2015:


TOO MUCH CONCENTRATION OF DEVELOPMENT IN LAGOS STATE.

What happen to Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, etc

These states are still underdeveloped

what every state needs are visionary leaders. unfortunately, many nigerian states lack those, and its all about federal allocation and stealing. they steal so much and don't ever do anything for their citizens.
Lagos has the advantage of visionary thinking leaders, who also steal but do it with sense. E.g overinflation of contracts, which will still get done at the end of the day.
Provision of necessary services are shared amongst the political elite, but they will still do the job, e.g waste management in Lagos. I believe LAWMA was specifically created to give their allies jobs/contracts, but at the same time too it's an essential service benefiting the common man.
Many other states just award contracts which will never get done and they will still pocket the money.
It's time to start tasking the leaders in those areas you mentioned and even many others. They are too mentally lazy and are just waiting for handouts from big brother (FG).
During Bola Tinubu' s time as governor, Lagos was deprived of federal allocation for years ( becasue they were the opposition, and the fight between Obasanjo and Tinubu), yet they still thought outside the box and concentrared on generating their own money internally.

Not sure if another "bridge" is what Lagos needs right now. No metro or subway train station. Just some locomotive 1914 trains that crush human beings every now and then.

Lagos state should facilitate a loan for the construction of a wide covering intra city metro station or something. The traffic is insane. The state should also look at modernizing and popularizing waterway transportation through the various water inlets in the various communities where water body is available.

People should be encouraged to use other forms of transportation system and not just road.

Wot fashola couldn't do Wich morons in lag can do it...time for tinubu to overtake dangote on wealth.....

Tinubu's playground!.....

You never finish river Niger bridge... Na 4th mainland bridge una wan do

BravoDe:

**Easier**

I been wan talk but I say make I shut up. But that year for school I think say our teacher been say na "Easier said than done"
Anyway what I know selv

Anitameb:
21. On January 2019, during an election campaign, the Lagos State governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC),  Babajide
*Sanwo-Olu said the construction of Fourth Mainland Bridge would not be his priority if elected*.




He said this, yet dey still vote for him SHM!

It's a project that will cost almost a trillion naira. I wouldn't prioritize it either. They are still working on railway which hasn't started functioning as people said. There's also the waterways. I believe generating power should be top on the list, but I don't understand the logistics and the issue regarding the current laws on it. Investing in education and healthcare should also take priority over the bridge. Unfortunately, I have given up hope on the healthcare system in Nigeria. It will take more than a trillion naira in each state to revamp their healthcare system.

kelvinUchiha:
Azin you just give us hope finish come scatter our hope finish.

I tire o! Here I sidon, d lick mouth say dem don announce take off date 4 d project, only las Las paragraph, come throw sand for eyes!
Autojosh, u no try o!

Build a double layer bridge connecting lekki and ikosi. Train below cars above. It's not about being long its about location. But greedy powers that be keep holding Lagos back from reaching its true potential.

Olumyco:
Why did Sanwo Olu says the bridge construction will not be his priority?

So what are his priorities ? Hope not to embezzle money sha �

tstx:
Lagos be flying other States be crawling...


See my signature

And after 16years& counting, d state is still foot dragging on much talked about 4th mainland bridge

Olumyco:
Why did Sanwo Olu says the bridge construction will not be his priority?

Because he knows that he can't do it, he has to pay back all the favours to baba sope, aka, Tinubu and his cronies... After that, nothing will be left in lagos to do anything worthwhile than little projects

Smh a sensible train system will fix a lot of transport issues in Lagos but no, build another bridge

Imortal001:
Next level will make nigeria work again. the incoming lagos governor need to redouble the lagos development momentum.

So nigeria wasnt working before right? even with buhari's first 4 years in power? Lmao
if nigeria wasnt working then what makes you think it will work for the next for years? the deception hasnt cleared from your eyes.

Nice !

Olumyco:
Why did Sanwo Olu says the bridge construction will not be his priority?

Go ask am?
Yamiri!