3rd Mainland Bridge Reopens, Weeks after Closure

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The federal government yesterday directed the official reopening of the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos, nearly three months after the critical road infrastructure which links the Island to the Mainland was shut down for rehabilitation.

A statement by the Director of Information in the ministry of works, Ben Goong, stated that the directive was given by the minister overseeing the ministry,  David Umahi in a phone call in the early hours of Thursday.

It stated that Umahi directed the Controller of Works, Lagos State,  Mrs Olukorede Kesha to open the bridge to traffic in order to ease the stress which motorists had been subjected to, during the period of the first phase of rehabilitation works on the bridge.

He quoted the minister as saying that the successful completion of the first phase of the rehabilitation works which was started and completed by the Bola Tinubu administration was a clear indication that the government is working .

 Umahi called on all Nigerians to continue to have faith in the “Renewed Hope Agenda” of the president ,maintaining however, that nothing good comes so easy.
The minister pointed out that work has already begun on the underwater damage to the bridge, which is the second phase of the rehabilitation works on the bridge.

Similarly, the minister said that rehabilitation works will commence on the Carter Bridge in the coming weeks, adding that the contractor had already been mobilised.