FG Announces Repairs Of Alternative Traffic Routes Ahead Of Third Mainland Bridge Closure

With four days left to the closure of the partial Third Mainland Bridge for rehabilitation, the Federal Government has announced that repairs are ongoing on the alternatives traffic routes.
According to the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, the Federal Ministry of Works and Lagos State Government are cooperating to effect speedy and sustainable repairs on the alternative routes.
He said that this is done to mitigate traffic discomfort when the bridge is closed.
Poopola added that during the meeting with stakeholders, an agreement was reached for urgent interventions across major access routes which was being complied with.
“The efforts we have made so far concerning the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge on July 24th, some of the alternative routes that people may take are being repaired.
“The Federal Ministry of Works has repaired Iddo-Oyingbo Road, we asked the contractor, Messrs Borini Porini, to go there and fill the pot holes, which they have done.
“We also cleared the drains there after our meeting with stakeholders on July 11th,” he told NAN.
Poopola added that CCECC was also deployed to fix damaged spots on the Independence Tunnel at Ikorodu Road, Thursday.
He said that the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) had also fixed bad portions and cleaned drains at Ijora Olopa.
He explained that the Lagos State Government had also agreed to fix bad portions around the Iganmu Bridge adding that, its public works agency was also fixing some other roads.
“I was with the Special Adviser to Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday and they promised to address the failure around the Iganmu Bridge.
“And I am sure they have started because they are working with the Lagos State Public Works Corporation,” he said.
It can be recalled that the bridge was last closed, in August 2018, for a three day investigative maintenance check. Thereafter, some components needed for completion of repairs which were not available locally were sourced abroad.
The 11.8km Third Mainland Bridge is the longest of the existing three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland.
The bridge starts from Oworonshoki which is linked to the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and ends at the Adeniji Adele Interchange on Lagos Island.
It was constructed, in 1990, and it is estimated as the longest in Africa, until 1996, when the October 6 Bridge in Cairo, Egypt was completed.