Fashola: Apogbon, Ijora Bridge Ready First Week in July

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, hinted that the Apogbon and Ijora Bridge rehabilitation would be open to the public for use by the first week of July, while the Ijora causeway rehabilitation would be ready too by July ending.

The federal government had recently undertaken repair works on the Ijora bridge, which stretched to Apogbon after a fire incident, which emanated from the market underneath compromised the health of the bridge, and forced a closure in public’s interest.
In another breath, the government had also shut down movement in and out of the Ijora causeway, owing to a failed deck-on-pile bridge, that was traced to vandalism.

However, hinting THISDAY on the work progress so far, Fashola said work had advanced significantly on the Apogbon and Ijora bridge, and would be open for public use by the first week of next month, quoting contractors working on the project.

According to the minister, the Apogbon end of the bridge was ready at the time of filing this report, but was being delayed by the Ijora axis of it, which is why the completion would not exceed the first week in July as guaranteed by the contractors.

In the same vein, the former Lagos State governor, disclosed further that the construction on the Ijora causeway, would stretch a little further into July, but would be ready too, all things being equal, by the end of July, adding that work was ongoing and at a commendable speed.