Pledges early rehabilitation of Apongbon Bridge
The Federal Government has allayed fears of residents and motorists on
the stability of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, saying that it is
strong and safe.
This is coming against the backdrop of the trending video on the failure of the bridge.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Adaramola Kuti, who spoke
on behalf of the government at a joint press conference addressed with
the Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Works and Infrastructure,
Aramide Adeyoye and the state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr.
Fredrick Oladeinde, dismissed the video as old and urged Lagosians to
ignore it.
He said that the bridge was not meant to be static and that is why it
has expansion joints, which will be replaced at the appropriate time.
Kuti also revealed that all the expansion joints on the bridge had
been replaced and the bridge pavement resurfaced without shutting it
down.
According to him, the Federal Government has no plan to shut down the
Third Mainland Bridge for rehabilitation before the end of this year.
“We want to assure Lagosians that the Third Mainland Bridge is free,
it is safe and we are not unmindful of the pains that Lagosians are
currently going through with the rehabilitation work going on
Lagos/Ibadan Expressway Way and Lagos/ Badagry Expressway.
“So, there is no way we will close the Third Mainland Bridge at this critical period,” he said.
On the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Controller of Works said
that the construction work on the Kara to Berger portion of the road
would be completed and the entire bridge would be reopened to traffic on
December 15 this year, regretting that heavy downpours this year slowed
down the pace of work on the ever-busy expressway.
“Though the rains did not allow us to work at a planned speed, but
once we finish the construction work inbound Lagos from Kara, we will
not close the other end of the road as planned before. We will open both
sides of the road by December 15 this year so that people can enjoy
free flow of traffic, especially during the Yuletide. We will resume
work on the other side in January,” he said.
Kuti also assured Lagosians of the speedy completion of the
rehabilitation work on the failed portions of both sides of Eko Bridge,
stressing that the rehabilitation work on the bridge will end in
December 14, 2019 with minimal effect on traffic as work has started at
the Apongbon end.
He allayed the fear of residents that the Eko Bridge would be shut
down as a result of the ongoing rehabilitation work, noting that
rehabilitation work was meant to replace the flexible pavement of about
150 metres failed portion with rigid pavement to put the incessant
failure of the portions to an end.
The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Fredrick Oladeinde,
who urged road users to obey traffic rules, said that officials of the
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), special task force
and other security agencies have been mobilised to enforce the law.
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