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The Ministry of Works in collaboration with the Lagos State Government has said the ongoing emergency rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State would gulp over N21.074 billion.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, accompanied by the Deputy Governor of Lagos, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, disclosed this on Wednesday when flagging off the emergency repairs of the bridge.
During the flag-off, the minister noted that the sum was a result of an expansion of the scope of work to include the complete replacement of the asphalt of the bridge deck to the standard two inches to make motoring smoother and safer on the bridge.
Umahi said, “The ongoing emergency rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State would gulp over N21.074bn.
This is yet another milestone in the actualisation of the renewed hope agenda of divine President Ahmed Bola Tinubu.
“This among other things is aimed at the total repositioning of road and bridge infrastructure in Nigeria and to bring succour to road users who have suffered the effects of decayed infrastructure over the years.”
He lamented that previous efforts to fix the bridge did not address all the concerns for total restoration of the integrity of the bridge, hence the need to expand the scope of the repairs, disclosing that a special feature agreed with the Lagos State government was to fix spikes on the guard railings to discourage suicide attempts on the bridge.
