The Lagos State Government is proposing the sum of $2.2 billion for the construction of the 37.4 kilometres 4th Mainland Bridge.

Upon completion, the bridge would have 2 x 4 lane carriageway cross-sectional road with allowance for BRT Lane and future road expansion.

It would also become the longest Bridge in Africa second only to the 6th October Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, featuring three toll plazas, nine interchanges, 4.5Km Lagoon Bridge, Rest and Service Areas and an eco- friendly environment amongst other added features.

800 houses are also expected to go when construction begins against the 4,000 houses earlier marked for demolition in the previous design before it was realigned.

Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu disclosed this Tuesday at the first stakeholders meeting on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the bridge held at Adeyemi Bero Hall, Ikeja .

The freeway bridge is subdivided into three sections namely Island Section, Lagoon Section and Mainland Section.

It starts at the Abraham Adesanya Roundabout in Lekki where a “free flow” interchange will be constructed as well as some traffic flow alterations to the existing Lekki – Epe Expressway so as to maintain traffic movements during construction.

Sanwo-Olu, represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat , said the event is very significant in the state’s joint effort to change the narrative of the socio-economic development of the state through the provision of critical infrastructure for sustainable prosperity.

He stressed that the 4th Mainland Bridge project was deliberately included during their electioneering campaign as a key deliverable in their manifesto.

As an administration, he said, the government decided to upgrade the project and develop a method to deliver “this strategic piece of highway infrastructure and have since left no one in doubt about our commitment to ensure that this project becomes a reality.”

According to him, the history of the 4th Mainland Bridge project goes back almost 15 years when it was first raised due to the ever-decreasing efficiency of the existing 3rd Mainland Bridge in addressing the transportation needs of a growing population.

The 3rd Mainland Bridge , he said, was the first real piece of strategic infrastructure deployed in Lagos Metropolis and the proponents and developers of that project should be commended for their vision. Lagos today without the 3rd Mainland bridge is simply unimaginable.

Hamzat stressed that engagement and consultation on Environmental and Social impact assessment is a precursor to the third step which will involve issuing a “Request for Proposal” (RfP), to the six Consortia who will be required to present their respective financial proposals and methodologies for carrying out the project. It will be concluded with the selection of the “Preferred Bidder” and “2 Reserved Bidders”.

He urged stakeholders to use the meeting to consult amongst themselves on the steps to take in order to remove all the bottlenecks that may impede the delivery of 4th Mainland Bridge.

All the components of Lagos mobility, he said must be considered, including Road planning, public transport integration and urban freight;

Strengthening the current radial commuting connections towards Lagos urban core and the establishment of transversal connections that will serve both long distance traffic (avoiding the metropolitan traffic) and also other connections within the Megacity which are not Lagos bound.

He assured that the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge project has been well integrated into the overall Lagos Master Plan in relation to Transportation Infrastructure. The project allows for the first time “direct access” from the large suburb of Ikorodu to the Island and the Lekki Free Trade Zone area.

https://m.guardian.ng/-800-houses-to-go-as-lagos-proposes-$2.2b-for-4th-mainland-bridge

I wish the state a fruitful execution.

Any road Connecting Ikorodu to Island worth the investment. Already people now travel that distance by boat to avoid traffic.

Good vision, good 'Country in a Country'

Nah eh! No qualms
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How many times are we gonna hear this

To me, the project is just a waste of resources because basically the proposed route of this new bridge is same as the third mainland bridge. It will even "flyover" the third mainland bridge!! So it is more of an ego trip than a necessity. That 2.2 billion dollars will be more beneficial if it is used to pave the many unpaved roads in the satellite towns of Lagos State.

Cyberterror:
To me, the project is just a waste of resources because basically the proposed route of this new bridge is same as the third mainland bridge. It will even "flyover" the third mainland bridge!! So it is more of an ego trip than a necessity. That 2.2 billion dollars will be more beneficial if it is used to pave the many unpaved roads in the satellite towns of Lagos State.

U don't understand.. As much as the idea sounds great, it's also an avenue to enrich their pocket..

Cyberterror:
To me, the project is just a waste of resources because basically the proposed route of this new bridge is same as the third mainland bridge. It will even "flyover" the third mainland bridge!! So it is more of an ego trip than a necessity. That 2.2 billion dollars will be more beneficial if it is used to pave the many unpaved roads in the satellite towns of Lagos State.

Go back to your village

Jafar1:

U don't understand.. As much as the idea sounds great, its also an avenue to enrich their pocket..

Leave this thread now and go back to your village

naija4life247:


Leave this thread now and go back to your village

Thank God nairaland is not ur father's property..

Read what u quoted again, this time slowly..
Except u have comprehension problem..

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I'm sure it will take them 50 years to construct if approved.

From design, approval to execution, everything in Nigeria is slow.

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Every governor way don ever gorvern Lagos dey use this bridge campaign

This project will be gigantic & ease traffic to and from the Island-mainland.

$2.2 billion?

This isn't new. But seeing that Hamzat is the one spearheading the construction of this bridge, I see it as something that will be a reality before the end of their 8 years tenure hopefully

Jafar1:

U don't understand.. As much as the idea sounds great, its also an avenue to enrich their pocket..

If they don't build it, you'll say the government is not living up to their responsibility. Now they plan to do, you're accusing them of wanting to use this project to loot.

What do some of you Nigerians want?

Racoon:
This project will be gigantic & easy traffic to and from the Island-mainland.

Pipe dream. Like the proverb; when hunters learn to shoot without missing, birds learn to fly without perching. More bridges and roads will result in more cars and trucks.

Lagos needs to spend money on city rails and water transportation. No city in the world, especially mega city, depends on cars and busses as the main means of public transportation.

Cyberterror:
To me, the project is just a waste of resources because basically the proposed route of this new bridge is same as the third mainland bridge. It will even "flyover" the third mainland bridge!! So it is more of an ego trip than a necessity. That 2.2 billion dollars will be more beneficial if it is used to pave the many unpaved roads in the satellite towns of Lagos State.

It's not a waste of resources. The project would be financed by private investors and they'll recoup their investment via the tolls.

The many unpaved roads are currently receiving attention by the Lagos public works even without the 2.2billion trillion

wirinet:

Pipe dream. Like the proverb; when hunters learn to shoot without missing, birds learn to fly without perching. With more bridges and roads will result in more cars and trucks.

Lagos needs to spend money on city rails and water transportation. No city in the world, especially mega city, depends on cars and busses as the main means of public transportation.

Lagos is already spending money on the city rail (they have blue line and red line in progress) and they've also invested in water transportation via @Lagferry

Ajibel:


Lagos is already spending money on the city rail (they have blue line and red line in progress) and they've also invested in water transportation via @Lagferry

Lagos has been spending on city rail since Jakande, the problem is that it is yet to materialise. I hope the rail you are talking about is not the Lagos Abeokuta Ibadan rail lines by the FG or the Cotonou Seme Badagry to CMS road and rail lines.


Also we have been hearing about investment in water transportation for decades (and truly there had been some attempts)

But till today the main mode of mass transportation are cars and busses. Lagferry does not transport 0.1% of Lagos commuters.

Cyberterror:
To me, the project is just a waste of resources because basically the proposed route of this new bridge is same as the third mainland bridge. It will even "flyover" the third mainland bridge!! So it is more of an ego trip than a necessity. That 2.2 billion dollars will be more beneficial if it is used to pave the many unpaved roads in the satellite towns of Lagos State.

Ipob wailer stop masturbating on lagos matter and go face your potopoto Abia state

Cyberterror:
To me, the project is just a waste of resources because basically the proposed route of this new bridge is same as the third mainland bridge. It will even "flyover" the third mainland bridge!! So it is more of an ego trip than a necessity. That 2.2 billion dollars will be more beneficial if it is used to pave the many unpaved roads in the satellite towns of Lagos State.

3rd mainland bridge will get you to lagos Island.. but the proposed 4th mainland bridge start from Ajah.. Ajah to Epe axis will become the next business hub in lagos(sea port, airport, refinery etc)... This is the best time for such project

Jafar1:

U don't understand.. As much as the idea sounds great, its also an avenue to enrich their pocket..

Lagos badagry has been forgotten useless goverment

That bridge suppose to be have done by obasanjo.

Obasanjo is a nuisance.

Haa the government completed the Lagos light rail and Badagry express way started over a decade ago

juman:
That bridge suppose to be have done by obasanjo.

Obasanjo is a nuisance.

Why will the FG spend money on such a project when we have a lot of expressway that are so terrible

Lagos-abeokuta expressway, Ikorodu-shagamu expressway, ikorodu-ijebu ode-Ibadan expressway etc are in ruins

Good one from the Federal government of Lagos...
I hope it will commence as soonest and the mono light rail too will follow suit, atlease the blue and red line should start operation by the end of 2021.

Ezmans:
Lagos badagry has been forgotten useless goverment

How has it been forgotten?

The government just commissioned some roads projects they just completed few weeks ago.

Maxymilliano:
Haa the government completed the Lagos light rail and Badagry express way started over a decade ago

The govt has promised this will be ready for the masses by 2022. They're in the third and final phase of the project now.

adenigga:
The Lagos State Government is proposing the sum of $2.2 billion for the construction of the 37.4 kilometres 4th Mainland Bridge.

Upon completion, the bridge would have 2 x 4 lane carriageway cross-sectional road with allowance for BRT Lane and future road expansion.

It would also become the longest Bridge in Africa second only to the 6th October Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, featuring three toll plazas, nine interchanges, 4.5Km Lagoon Bridge, Rest and Service Areas and an eco- friendly environment amongst other added features.

800 houses are also expected to go when construction begins against the 4,000 houses earlier marked for demolition in the previous design before it was realigned.

Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu disclosed this Tuesday at the first stakeholders meeting on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the bridge held at Adeyemi Bero Hall, Ikeja .

The freeway bridge is subdivided into three sections namely Island Section, Lagoon Section and Mainland Section.

It starts at the Abraham Adesanya Roundabout in Lekki where a “free flow” interchange will be constructed as well as some traffic flow alterations to the existing Lekki – Epe Expressway so as to maintain traffic movements during construction.

Sanwo-Olu, represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat , said the event is very significant in the state’s joint effort to change the narrative of the socio-economic development of the state through the provision of critical infrastructure for sustainable prosperity.

He stressed that the 4th Mainland Bridge project was deliberately included during their electioneering campaign as a key deliverable in their manifesto.

As an administration, he said, the government decided to upgrade the project and develop a method to deliver “this strategic piece of highway infrastructure and have since left no one in doubt about our commitment to ensure that this project becomes a reality.”

According to him, the history of the 4th Mainland Bridge project goes back almost 15 years when it was first raised due to the ever-decreasing efficiency of the existing 3rd Mainland Bridge in addressing the transportation needs of a growing population.

The 3rd Mainland Bridge , he said, was the first real piece of strategic infrastructure deployed in Lagos Metropolis and the proponents and developers of that project should be commended for their vision. Lagos today without the 3rd Mainland bridge is simply unimaginable.

Hamzat stressed that engagement and consultation on Environmental and Social impact assessment is a precursor to the third step which will involve issuing a “Request for Proposal” (RfP), to the six Consortia who will be required to present their respective financial proposals and methodologies for carrying out the project. It will be concluded with the selection of the “Preferred Bidder” and “2 Reserved Bidders”.

He urged stakeholders to use the meeting to consult amongst themselves on the steps to take in order to remove all the bottlenecks that may impede the delivery of 4th Mainland Bridge.

All the components of Lagos mobility, he said must be considered, including Road planning, public transport integration and urban freight;

Strengthening the current radial commuting connections towards Lagos urban core and the establishment of transversal connections that will serve both long distance traffic (avoiding the metropolitan traffic) and also other connections within the Megacity which are not Lagos bound.

He assured that the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge project has been well integrated into the overall Lagos Master Plan in relation to Transportation Infrastructure. The project allows for the first time “direct access” from the large suburb of Ikorodu to the Island and the Lekki Free Trade Zone area.

Source:
https://m.guardian.ng/-800-houses-to-go-as-lagos-proposes-$2.2b-for-4th-mainland-bridge

Any right thinking Government will look at the option of rail lines...
It still beat my imaginations that LASG is not thinking of rail from Mainland to Island, Lekki, Epe. For Lagos to be like Dubai, it MUST have rail option!

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Rail is part of the transportation master plan and the Red and Blue lines are part of that masterplan.

The Blue line should be serving 200,000 Lagosians per day right now, but unfortunately not at the moment because Ambode grounded the project almost to a halt for 4 years so we have a lot of catching up to do.