A three-day total shutdown of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has been announced by the Federal Government.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the bridge will be totally shut from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday to enable contractors carry out special repair works on the 11.8km platform.
This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola.
Popoola said the construction had reached a stage where there should not be any form of movement or vibration on the bridge for concrete casting.
“The first total closure of the section of the bridge between Adekunle and Adeniji Adele will be from midnight of Friday, 9th October 2020 to midnight of Sunday, 11th October 2020 to enable the contractor finish the first stage of casting works,” the statement read.
The controller noted that traffic officials would be deployed to help traffic flow to all the alternative routes.
Popoola added that the second total closure of the section of the bridge between Adekunle and Adeniji Adele would be communicated to the general public at a later date.
He added that the section of the bridge between Adekunle and Iyana – Oworo will remain open, and traffic can move from Ebute-Metta/ Adekunle to Iyana – Oworo and vice Versa.
However, there is possibility of traffic congestions on the closed bridge which remains the busiest one connecting to other major roads in the state.
There is always sharp and crude traffic whenever there is a major incident like accident on the bridge because motorists always congest alternative routes in their quest to meet up with their respective deadlines.
There is a sharp possibility that the total closure of the bridge would lead to a worse situation.