The Federal government through the Federal Ministry of Works will by Friday, shut the ever-busy Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos for repairs.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the maintenance of the Third Mainland Bridge was to replace damaged components for better motoring experience.
According to him, the maintenance work will last from July 2020 to January 2021.
The announcement which was made on Tuesday 21st July 2020, comes a few weeks after the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said consultations were on for another phase of repair works to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge.
Mr Popoola as we reported, speaking to reporters, said that the consultations were towards evolving perfect traffic management architecture.
“We want to do maintenance work on the Third Mainland Bridge very soon. Most likely on the 24th. We may close it from the 24th of July.
“We are still working out the modalities and when we perfect the traffic management plan we will move to site.
“Everything being expected for the repairs of the bridge arrived the country that is why we want to start the repairs now,’’ he had said.
The Third Mainland Bridge which has gone through a series of rehabilitation works was last shut in August 2018 for a three days investigative maintenance check.